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OOVIENMENT OF IKDU

nEPAUTJUENT OF ARCHAEOLOWY

CENTRAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL
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THE • BOOK * OF ♦ THE

THOUSAND-NIGHTS
AND‘A* NIGHT

A * PLAIN * AND • LITERAL ‘ TRANSLATION
OF *THE -ARABIAN • NIGHTS

entertainments

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translated - and.'annotated • BY

RICHARD • F ■ BURTON

VOLUME

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ARABIST, PHILOSOPHER AHO FRIEKD.

R. F, BURTON,

CONTENTS OF THE SIXTH VOLUME,

m SCiDBAD TIIE SEAMAN AND SENDBAD THE LANDSMAN

Fol. III.^ Chapi. XXJL ittrj ^ Es SiuSmi ^ ihr Stm atid

£j SmJ&ai^ J

TiIE F^ntr VoVACE or SlKDlXAD Sbamah .

■»■ » 4

i. The Sh-cdkd Vovagi or Stwdiad the Seauatt «

f. TWlTflUll Vc^VAlJt Or SllffiOADTIIt StAUAW , * - * » * *

Tkm Fqoit-m VoTiot or Sikdiau tm Suuajt

t. The Firra VoYAq* nr Sishiad the Sejimav . * . * ^ ^ _

ThkSijcth VuYAor or SurBaAD-mmScAJWAw » « . t ^ ,

Tiir Si-YKim VovAiji or Susdiabtm Sbamaw * - • ; , ^

The Sstektp VoyAOE or Siwtsmiu the Seauam (A^r^nf at

qf ilif C^india JE£jEfp«) , ^ ^ . * .

134. THE cm" OF &KAS5

iV*///.i C4i^*.S:.0/i. Cil^ i?wr. iTi-|5:L)

I3i. THE CR-WT ANT> MAUCE OF WOMAN - . - * . .

iLam^ I'W. CAa^. A"X/- i.f^jr^3V/ ^ JfAf ^ ^rnj; c

DamuJl*nJ fAf SfVfn //'jcSciTr, pp.

rAdi

A. The Klua aitb Hii Wa^i^a Win
I, Ths CQKrEm{>xEJ 4 Ht* Wtrip A?ro thb Paikot
r. The FtTirLt* awdHii Soj( , _ . » .

d. The Raax"* Tam ACAiiitr the Cmaite Wije

123

ijj

134

135

CoSTE>fTS.

r. Tat Much Am lat Lqavis cr .. . IJf7

The L*i3V AUB nti Two Lqvbls * * # . . . . * ip

TkI Kt^a"* Soi* AMO THE OoiEil . * " ....la 13

L The Dwor oj Has^ » * « « , •. a < « » i - 142

L Tkk WouA^ WHO i^ADE Her HTiBAJiH Sir? Di3^r - - * , * c H2

/, Tat Emcraktbo ^ . r , r - , ^ liJ

L The W^tiut"! Sqh AMO tue H^A^uAH-EKEnEi'i Wiri ^ * a . #150

i Thm Wf¥E * Davicr TO C^EA? M» Hti*«4UO ^ ISl

w*T«e: Goldjmitw AMO tm CititomiSiEijnns-Gnii. h « r # #

Thr Mam who Nevea Lau<i1€eti pi'uk^ rui ufi or hs? Datj . . .

E. The KtSho'r SoM AMO-rat Mhwamt'a Will * * i - - * liT

The Page wko tEt^sEo to Kjotnr t«s SpeAui Or Imii p c • * 149

f- The Lact AKD HiA FnatSaiTifcAS * . t r - p - , , jT2

T, The THKii Wmi e£, a a thz Mat wua i o mgeo to i o jnm Nlasr ar Pan^^A 110

The SrotEM Kecalace . ^ . . . . . h a c . 112

ti Tmb Two PtoioM* ..- # . u 4 *. } t $

PaIECE BiMAAI* ASO THE fEtTCiSA AI-DaTMA « - i i c * IN

p. The HoB!VE WTTTITHE fiELVeiitt^ , .. ,18®

»_ The KiMo*i So» aeo the [tiinr'i Mieteeji ♦ « , t i. * . 19^

r. The ^AJtOAJ^VVgAjO Meaciiait'AHDT fii SniEPEEi. > . a « , 202

j-T bs Daeaucuee AHOTttt TiittE-YEAi-Oui Gffitra • . ^ , 208

a- The StflipEN PoAiE - - # c ^ . 209

Ad. The Foe ABO THE Font.. . . r c 211

lU- JUUAK AND ms BHmmEItf 213

{Zjw, m., rxii- Si^ ^ 7 ^^^, pp. js3-mi

137, THE HISTORY" Of GHAWft AND HIS BROTHER AJIB . , , 157

THE BOOK OV THE

THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT

♦

SINDBAD THE SEMIAN' AND SINDBAD THE

landsman.

There lived in the city of Baghdad, during the reign ^

mander of the Faithful Harun al^Rashid, a man named Mted

the Hamm^* one in poor case ^ho bore burdem on for

hire. It luippcned to him one day of great heat tha w _ .

carrj'ing i heavy load, he beoLme exce^tng wear^’’

profusdy, the heat and the weight alike

Ltly, i he was passing the gate of a merchants

which the ground was sv.^ept and watered, and there ^hc am

temperate, he sighted a bitjati bench beside the door; ® ^ ^

load^er«>n, to take rest and smell the

perceived the daum of day and ixased saying her permi y-

' Line Ui 1) «Di ««r bW friend "E»J1ndihW -»f •«<>

Stndihiir Ktid In Greek Srnnpu) i» sail emtexiim, * ^Hn-j *» (fndfdpiri). The
Afib tteria; >na k»k upr-n it a * m«e

deri-itbn offered by Hcle iltem»rks 00 the N«h= Tt

Hele. U^D Laodon. Cad=ll, 1797} from the Ptmotr ibid (* »<»««) w "

it, however, *101 • fiftle cwfiai* thit thl* V^Y

b fouiul in ladiin « eoHy « AIe,tnder^i«y./vf-^ l»J« cf the

Periplaa U •‘Duklishiir.ibid," the S»n*let. bens «D»l^‘h^" «p*ih^ „ii l:- iL

TS iJIjrtrr Kke X Jtimtninn* of Conrtendnopit Some *d«*. C*li hm

HituJfhid **

VOL VL

Al-P L^YLAli WA LflVlAH.

It toast jfUit ^unbreb atib iriiirt^>5rbcntb

She said, It liath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the
Haoimid $et his load upon the benen to take rest and smell the
air» there came out upon him from the cotirt'dour a pleasant
breete and a delicious fragrance. He sat down on the edge of the
bench, and at once heard from wnthin the melodious sound of lutes
and other stringed instruments, and mirth'exciting voices singing
and reciting, together with the song tjf birds w^arbhng and glorify^-
ing Almighty Allah in various tunes and tongues^ turtles, mock'
ing'birds, merles, nightingales, cusliats and stone'curlews,' whereat
he marvelled in lum^f and was mov'cd to mighty joy and solace.
Then he went up to the gate and saw within a great flower'garden
wherein were pages and black slaves and such a train of servants
and attendants and so forth as is found only with Kmgs and
Sultans; and his nostrils were greeted with die savoury odours of
all manner meats rich and dii^catc, and delicious and generous
wines. So he raised his eyes heavenwards and said, “Glory to
Thee, O Lord, O Creator and Provider, who providest whomso
Thou wilt without count or stint! O mine Holy One, I cry Thee
pardon for all sins and turn to Thee repenting of all offences! O
Lord, there is no gainsaying TIik in Thine ordinance and Thy
dominion, neither wilt Thou be questioned of that Thou dost, for
Thou indeed over all things art Ahnightj’! Eiitolled be Tby
perfection: whom Thou wilt Thou mokest poor and whom Thou
wilt Thou mahest rich! Whom Thou wik Thou exaltrat and
whom Thou wilt Thou a basest and there is no god but Thou!
How mighty is Thy majesty and how enduring Thy dominion and
how excellent Thy government! Verily, Thou favourcst whom
Thou of Thy servants, whereby die owner of this place
abideth in all joyance of life and ddighteth himself with pleasant
scents and dehduus meats and exquisite wines of aU kinds. For
indeed Thou ap^intest unto Thy creature that which Thou w'ilt
and that which Thou hast foreordained unto them; wherefore are
some weary and others are at neat and some enjoy fair fortune and
aflluence, whilst others suffer the extreme of travad and misery,
even as I do." And he fell to reciting.

’Arab kariwin" ^Owa^nticdlciiirmiia,Ijnn.iiitiibriljnoKttMlrtiiKttby Tgyitttuu
tnd twtd h; ipcirtuncn.

SiNDBAD THE SeAMAH AND SlNDBAD THE LaHIKMAU- 3

"How maov bv mv Uboun, that cvcnaort endure, * All gpods of life enjoy

and in eooly shade podine? - j . » a a ««■

Each mom that dawm I watc in travail and m woe, * And strange la my
condition and my burden gais me pine: * , c

Many others are in luch and fnwt diiserics are Tfce, * Ami Fortune never
loads than with loads the like o' mine:

They live ihdr happy days in all eobce and delight; * Eat, drink and dwdl
in htmtjur 'mid the noble and the digfie; , . . .

All living ihings were made of a little drop of spefffl, * Thine engin is mine
and my provetiince is tlvine; / . * ,

Y« the diilerence and distance 'twirt the twain of us are far As the
difference of savour 'twixt vinegar and wtne; ^ ,

But at Thee, O God All-wise! I venture not to mil * whose ordinance is
just and whoee justia cannot faiL

When Sindbad the Porter had made an end of redting his verses,
he bore up burd^i and was about to fare on, when tbCTs came
forth to him from the gate a little foot'page, fair of face and
shapely of shape and dainty of dress who caught him the^d
saying, "Come Iti and speak "with my lord, for he oalleth for
The Porter would have excused hirasdf to the page hut the lad
would take no refusal; so he left his load with the dairkee^ in
the vestibule and followed the boy into the hous^i whi^ he found
to be a goodly mansion, radiant and full of majesty, till he brou^it
him to a grand sitting-room wherein he saw a company of nobles
and great lords, seated at tables garnished with all manner of
flowers and sweet-'seented herbs, besides gr^t plenty of diun^
viands and fruits dried and fresh and COTfections and wines^ol the
choic^t vintages. Thcr^ also were xTistrutn^ts of tuusic tind
mirth and lovely slave-girls playing and singinp AU the company
was ranged according to rank; and in the highest place a
of w'orshipful and noble aspect whose beard-stdp hoanness
Stricken; and he wa^ 5 tn.tely of st^iture und fair of favour* _

of aspect and full of gravity and dignity and majesty. So Smdbad
die Porter was confounded at rhat which he beheld wid aid m
himself, "By Allah, this must he either a piece of Paradise or
some icing’s pakcel" Then he saluted the company with much
respect praying for dicir prosperity, and kissing me gropid before
them stood w’ith his head bowed down in humble attitude. ■
And'Shahraxad perceived the dawn of day and ceased to say
her permitted say.

Alp Lattlah wa Laylah.

niljra it teas tfje Jftbe ?i^antjnb snb irtlirlp-difl)t&

She said, k hath ^ched me, O auspicious King, that Sjnd ba d
the ‘■‘ftCT kissing ground between their h^ds stood with

his head bowed down in humbk attitude. The master of the
house bade him draw near and be seated and bespoke him kindly,
bidding him welcome. Then he set before him various kinds of
viancbi rich delicate ^nd di^liciouSi i^nd th^ Portfir^ sft^r sayinE
his BismiUah, IcU to and aie his lill, after which he exclaimed,
“Praised be Allah whatsc be our case!‘“ and, washing his hands,
returned thanks to the company for his entertainment. Quoth the
host, **Thou art welcome and thy day is a blessed. But what is
• Quoth the other, “0 my lord, my name

IS Smdbad the Mammal, and I carry lolk*s goods on my head for
f^G," The house'iuaster smiled and rejoined, “Know, O Porter
that thy name is even as mine, for 1 am Smdbad the Seaman; and
now, O Porter, f would have thee let me hear the couplets thou
recitc^t at die gate anon.” The Porter was abashed and replied,
“Allah upon thee! Excuse me, for toil and travail and bek of
luck when the hand is empty, teach a man ill manners and boorish
ways. the host. Be not ashamed; thou art become my

brother; but repeat to me the verses, for they pleased me whenas
1 heard thee recite them at the gate. Hereupon the Porter re-
peated die couplets and they delighted the merchant, who said
to him, ‘ know, O Hammah that my story is a wonderful one, and
thou sliult hear all that bcfel me and all I underwent ere I rose to
this state ot prosperity and became the lord of this place wherein
thou secst me; for I came not to this high estate save after travail
sore and perils galore, and how much toil and trouble have I not
suffered in days of y<?re! I have made seven voyages, by ea ch of
which Iiangeth a marvellous tale, such as confoundcdi the reason,
and all tliis came to pass by doom of fortune and fate; for from
what destiny doth w't ite there is ncidier refuge nor flight. Know,
then, good my lords (continued he) that I am alwut to rebte the

First Voyage o/ Sindhtid rlic Seuimin.”^

Mv fath^ was a merchant, one of the notables of my native place
a monied man and ample of means, who died whilst 1 was yet a

^ piEt «EiU ixipHjjf, ivcrti the vnl I it Sindbiui the C_

the Arab jwitpr MHui w iepe»t ane renvli «f Poh wSee

Uur cliJ fntoa mast not be cottfiMndcJ with ibe etwnrm of tKt "fil&ctihiri
ihc Of Sinaw the -Saje Mghi dhTm SitvdibSa.n«BEh :

FuIST VoYAOe QF &1N&BAD TUC SliAMAN.

rhil iji, leaving me much wealth in money and lands and fanc'
houses. When I grew up, I laid bands on the whole and ate of
the best and drank freely and wore rich clothes and lived lavishly,
companioning and consorting with youths of my own age, and
considm'ng that this course of life wnuliJ continue for ever and ken
no change. Thus did I for a tong time, but at last 1 awoke from
my heedlcssncss and, returning to my senses, 1 found my wealth
had become unwealth and my condition iU'conditioned and all 1
once bent had left my hand. And recovering my reason 1 was
stricken with dismay arjd contusion and bethought me of a saying
of our lord Solomon, son of David (on whom be peace!), which I
had beard aforetime from my fathCT, ’Throe things are better than
other three; the day of death is better than the day of birth, a liw
dog is better than a dead lion and the grave is belter than want, ’* *
Then 1 got together my remains of estates and proper^ and sold
all, ev'en my doihes, for three thousand dirhams, with which I
resolved to travel to foreign parts, remembering the saymg of
the poet,

“By mmu of toil man shaU scale the beigbc; * Who to fame a^ircs mustn t
sleep o' night;

^Vho seeketh pear] m the deep roust dive, * ^^^mning weal and wiraJih by
bs main and might;

And who seekedi Fame without coil and strife • Th* tropcisstble seeketh and
wustech life."

So taking heart I bought me goods, merchandise and all needed
for a voyage and, impatient to be at sea, I embarked, with a com*
pany of merchants, on board a ship bound for Bassorah. There
we again embarked and sailed many days and nights, and w'e
paired from isle to isle and sea to sea and shore to shore, buying
and selling and bartering everywhere the ship touclicd, and con*
tinued our course till we came to an island as it were a garth
of the gardens of Paradise. Here the captain cast anchor and
making fast to the shore, put out bmding planks. So all
on board landed and made furnaces" and lighting fires therein,
busied then^ves in various ways, some cooking and some

^The fim *nd *«*na from Rtfle*. ehaptt. vh. I, mil i*. 4 The But Edit, itnie
for the thlwf, ‘Thep-ttve in better then the p;tlacr.'' N'wic afe tbun SbloAan, but Easusm*

do not '"ircrflfT

* Amb, ''KiniSfl”; a fiunact, ^ kriuCT bEfoK oodml (yoI p, 372 ); hen; a pqt Ml at
chama! In the w A btik benffii of cH ^hap&S iihe a and

vimi

Ai 4 = Lavlah wa Laylaii.

washing, whilst other sorne walked about the island for solace,
and the crew fdl to catu^ and drinking and playing and sporting.
1 was one of the walkers but, as we were thus engaged, behold the
master who was standing on the gunwale cried out to us at the
top of his voice, saying, “Ho there! passengers, mn for your lives
and hasten back to the ship and lea%Te your gear and save your¬
selves from destruction, Allah preserve you! For diis island
whereon yt stand is no true island, but a great fish stationary
a-middlemost of die sea, whereon the sand hath settled and trees
have sprung up of old time, so that it is bo:otne like unto an
island^ but, when ye lighted fires on it, it fdt the heat and
mo^ed; and in a moment it wflJ sink with j-ou into the sea and ye
will all be drowned. So leave your gear and seek your safety

ere ye dfe!”^-^And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and

ceased saying her pemiicted say.

SShen it tt|e ififie ifiunhreli anb H^tripniiitlj

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the
ship-master cried to the passengers, “heave your gear and seek
safety, cne ye die;” ah who heard liim left gear and goods, clothes
washed and unwashed, fire pots and brass cooking-pots, and hed
back to the ship for their lives, and some readied it while others
(amongst whom was I) did not, for suddenly the island shook and
sank into the aby^es of the deep, with ah tkit were thereon, and
the dashing sea surged over it with clashing waves. I sank with
the others down, down into the deep, but Almighty Allah pre¬
served me from drowning and threw in my way a great wooden
cub of those that had served the ship's company for cubbing, 1
gripped it for the sweetness of life and, l^thding ic like one
riding, paddled with my feet like oars, whilst che waves tossed me
as in sport right and left. Meanwhile the captain made sail and

^ Thcte fiilvMajiif* are common in the ihc rrisrii of Plijiy (ivij, 4), which

Mstgiibi mtufcjrn to tht Bftltit (%jd. anJ tltniA V the wbilci of N^cifchui

C- J- SoGnui iPtinli xShah’) lAy^ uiiiriB ULetuu tilin ipaiia ctemmn-

/ujfenniu'" See Bochan's fl. SO) fot Joh't Ijcviiihm^ i%\l Hcri«

Boianla Iruiun Jik iv.^ bomow^d hit magical whiJicanvl Mlltcrn P,J_

deemtsd Ml uliuicfi A baiting whale would rfadily I'Ne Krakcn md Cetui i^f Olxtia

Mjwnrrt Cm. -5). Al.Kjxwim'i r[Dnoov tmtbc on ihr ''Wgnrfsfa of ihc WoHj''
■tl-Mablil&kii) idJj the time tak of the '^Sukt/nli turioiK, rht cokswhilyt, far which
vx S'isrfvT dJ.

First Voyage of St^rDBAD the Seaman.

departed with those who had reached die ship> regardless of the
drowning and the drowned; and I ceased not toUowing the vessel
with iny eyes, till she was hid from sight and I made sure of death.
Darkness closed in upon me while m this plight and the w^ds and
waves bone me on ^ that night and the neit day, till the tub
brought to with me under the lee of a lofty island, with trees cjver-
hanging the tide. I caught hold of a branch and by its aid
clambered up on to the land, after coming nigh upon death; but
when 1 reached the shore, I found my legs cramped and numbed
and my feet bore traces of the nibbling of fish upon their soles;
withal I had fdc nothing for excess oi anguish and fadgue. I
threw myself down on the island ground, like a dead man, and
drowned in desolation swooned away, nor did I return to my
senses tfll next morning, when the sun rose and rei-ived me. But I
found my feet swollen, SO made shift to move by shuffling on my
breech and crawling on my knees, for in that island were found
store of fruits and springs of sweet water. I ate of the fruits which
strengthened me; and mus 1 abode days and nights, till my life
seemed to return and my spirits began to revive and I was better
able to move about. So, af ter due consideration, I fell to exploring
the island and diverting mysdf with gazing upon all things that
Allah Almighc)' had created there; and rested under the trees
from one of which I cut me a staiF to lean upon. One day as 1
walked along the marge, I caught si^t of some object in the dis'
tance and thought it a wild beit or one of the monster'creatures
of the sea; but, as I drew near it, looking hard the while, 1 saw
that it was a noble mane, tethered on the foch. Presently I went
up to her, but she cried out against me with a great cry, so that
I trembled for fear and turned to go away, when there came forth
a man from under the earth and followed me, crying out and
6a>ung, “"Who and whence art thou, and what caused thee to
come hither?*’ '*0 my lord,” answered [, "'’I am in very sooth,
a waif, a stranger, and wto left to drown with sundry others by
the ^ip we voyaged in;‘ but AUah graciously sent me a wooden
tub; so I saved myself thereon and it fioat^ with me, tili the
waves cast me up on this island.’* When he heard tliis, he took
my hand and saying, “Come with me," carried me into a peat
Sardab, or underground chamber, which was spacious as a saloon.

* Saluibud dtWi nar ny tfmt t ifeipwrixleed maji* lleirig a. model in the. martcl

of "tr^FcUcr»* talc*r he aiwayn tt!b the mtlh when an untruthi would najr *cnre him

Aj-t Laviak wa Layiah.

He made me sic down at its upper end; theii tie brought me some'
what of food and, being anhungered. 1 ate till 1 was satisfied and
rcfrcsliedi and when he had put me at mine ease he questioned
tne of mysdl', and 1 told him all that had befallen me from first
to last; and, as he wondered at my adventure, 1 said. “By Allah,
O my lord, extuse me; I have told thee the truth ol my case and
the accident which betided me; and now I desire that thou tell
me who thou art and why thou abidest here under the earth and
why i^ou hast tethered yonder mare on the brink of the sea.'*
Answered he, “Know, that 1 am one of die several who are
stationed in different parts of this island, and we are of the grooms
of King Mihrjan^ and under our hand are all his horses. Every
month, about new-moon tide w'e bring hither our best mares which
have never bem covered, and picket them on the sea'shorc and
hide ourselves in this place under the ground, so that none may
espy U 5 . Presently, the stallions of the sea scent the mares and
come up out of the water and seeing no one, leap the mares and
do their will of them. When dicy have covered toem, they try to
drag them away whth than, but cannot, by reason of the leg-ropes;
so diey erv out at tliem and butt at tliem and kick them, which
we hearing, know' chat the stallions have dismounted; so we rtm
out and shout at them, whereupon they are startled and return in
fear to the sea. Then the marcs conceive by them and bear colts
and fillies worth a mint of money, nor is their like to be found on
earth's face. This is the time of the coming forth of the sea'

stallions; and In^aUabt 1 will bear thee to King Mihr/an’-

And Shahrasad perceived the dawn of day and ceased Co say her
permitted say.

^ Lane Oil* &3J wvuld mate tlfis t oorrupPEm tjf the Hindn Rajah;

hmitiMheranicnf th^^tiuriunnal th? Giicbrci: i

ok! Pemifl wDfJi ^Mlkr {iht ftun, whtJiM and M will pr«cntly

appcHfi in the daps of the just An^hirwiA, the Ptiwiivi twwwd SouiJicm Afatika
and Et5t Africa sourij nf Cape GuMitkfd CJlni On the other hand, Euppcditig

the word to be * comjption of Mahsuwj, SiDdhijd map alliidf to the Camsis Nantinga
kingdtHn in NCLi^th India whose capital ™ at eo wy greii InSm

lUjah ersn Kcof Kja^hirh (Cutch), fflmqix* to Moslem atoty ai thu; Rjifhara f B^iliabd Rais,
who fiHiided tht Baiiabhl cm *or the i^nintTrin the Eimdry FUjah orMaid.har>p

For M4ijragr^ cff Mihri^j tee Rc!tau!i[it^i "Two Mohninimdldn Traveller* of the NinA
Century/* In she icocMint of C-eySoo by Wolf rEngJjjh Traaii. p. I6S) it aiijolnidie^'IDiaa
de CiveiJlk^ fof wild to which th* Dutch mwchant* eeftt ikeir hf^od-mares. Sir

W. Jaetd tUsscriprijon of Aaii,. chapt- fl) maices the Arabian ialuttl Sobormi or Mahdii=*
Bonica.

flKSl' VdVAUB Of SlN&BAO THii

G[l[)m il toaiS ttic JEjunlircfe anft jTcrJitJt

She continued. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the
Sycc‘ said to Sindhad the Seaman, "I will bear thee to fcng
Mihnan and show thee our country. And know that liadst thou
not happen^ on us thou badst perished imsenibly and none hao
known of thee; hut I will be the means of tiic saving of my Ufe
and of thy return to thine own land.*’ 1 called down blcs^gs
him and thanked him for ha kindness and courtesy: and, while
we were yet talking, behold, the stalliun came up out of the
and, giving a great cry. sprang upon the mare jmd covered her.
When he had done his wiU of her, he dismounted and would have
carried her away with him, but could not by rea^ of the cetto.
She kicked and aied out at him, whereupon the groom toot a
sword and target* and ran out of the underground saloon, smiting
the buckler with the blade and calling to his company, who came
up shouting and brandishing spears; and die stalhon took fnght
at them and plunging into the sea, lie a buff^o, disapp^e
the waves/ ^After this we sat awhile, till the rest of the
came up, each leading a mare, and ^ing me with tbeir f^ow-
Syce, questioned me of tny case and I repeated my ^

Thereupon they drew near me and spreading ^e table, and
invited W to eat: so I ate wiif

and mounting me on one of the ttiar^, set ou^ wa ir*„£T
on without c^g, tm we came to the capu^ city of king Mr
^ S^going into him acquainted with my
he sent for ml, and when they set me before him and salams had
been exchangedt he g:ive me a corral wdemne and wiahi^ m
long Ufe bark me te U him my tale. So I related to him all that

• Anil.. iKe v=U,l«a«r. AfigtcIr.d3.fi W for . B«on. « . "W.

k«p«r.'^

1 Armb. "Daj^k«h'* i •bcrhM WT wc w> the Classic* of

■Th. fiirdi ^ mum f«m ihTs;.b ,r pickcd^g

Euni^; .nd the t Colontl J t). Wit»»n of iJis Biimbiy Anny

<>f Siind. lKt« futmol during the

iftd WHB earned in a noaf w™ ^ himU This would

how, -rrith hi$- dun bwrod !««» fini dotui »mpe

A-LF LAYtAH WA LaYLAH.

I had seen and all that had befallen me froin litst go last, whereat
he marvelled and said to jue, '’By Allah, O my son, thou hast
indeed been miraculously prescrviedl Were not the tenn of thy
life a^ng one, thou hadst not escaped from these straits; but
praised be Allah for safetyl Then he spoke cheerily to me and
entreated me with kindness and conddcratiodi moreover, he made
me Ihs agent for the p<jrt and registrar of all ships tliat entered
the harbour. 1 attended him regularly, to receive his command'
ments, and he favoured me and did me all manner of kindne^
^d invested me with costly and splendid robes. Indeed, J was
high in credit with him, as an invercessor for the folk and an
intermediary between diem iuid him, when they wanted aught of
1^. I abcxJc dius a great while and, as often as I passed through
the dty to the port, 1 questioned the merchants and travellers
and sailors of the city oi Baghdad; so haply 1 miglit hear of an
occasion to return to my native land, but could ^d none who
kne\y it or knew any who resoned thither. At this I was chagrined,
lOr I \ras wca^ of long strangerhood; and my disappointment
endu^ ior a time till one ^y, going in to King Mihrjan, 1 found
with him a compa^ of Indians. I saluted them and they rettmi^
my sabm; ^id ptilitely welcomed me and asked me of my country.

■-And Shahraaad perceived the dawn of day and ceased savinir

her permitted say, '

Slfjrn tt toag tfjt JTibt ^Qhinhrtb aiib JFortp-tirgf

She con^ued. It hath readied me, O auspicious King, that
^dkd the Seaman sad;—When they asked me of my country
I qu^tioned them of theirs and they told me that they werc^

Shakinyah' who ire the noblest

in delight

and solace and metrimcnt and own camels and horses and catdc,
Moreo^r. they told me that die peopk of India are divided into
twoand-seventy castes, and I marvelled at this with exceeding

•i «»l)k.«ro(ini, ’ ^ iwfaiicnttl Iwniw hsn tcuns

Fjbst Voyage Of Sikdead the Seamau.

marvd, Amotigsi other things ^at 1 saw in png hlihrjanj
dotnmions was an island called Kasil.' wherdn all night is he^
the beating of drums and tabrets; but we were told by the neigh'
bouring islanders and by traveUers that the inhabitants are iwDple
of and judgment.^ In this sea I saw also a fish two

hundred cubits long and the fishennen fear it; so they
together pieces of wood and pur it to Bight.® 1 also anower
fish, with a head like that of :in owl, besides many other ^ders
and rarities, which it would be tedious to recount. 1 oorupied ray'
sell thus in visiting the islands till, one day, as 1 stood in the port,
with a stair in my hand, according to my custom, behold, a great
ship^ whcrciii were coariy DDerchsJTit&^ mailing for the harbour.
Whm it reached the small inner port where ships anchor under
the city, the master furled his sails and making fast to the shore,
put out the landing-planks, whereupon the crew fell to breaking
bulk and landing cargo whilst I stood by, taking written note of
them. They were long in bringing the goo^ ashore so 1 askM
the master, *‘I8 there aught left in thy ship?'*: he amw^ck

“O my lord, there are divers bales of merchandise m the hol^
whose cremer was drowned from amongst us at one of the islands
on our course: so his goods remained in our charge by way ot trust
and we purpose to seU them and note their prire, that we may
convey it to his people in the aiy of Baghdad, the Home of
Peace.'* “What was the merchant's name? ^oth 1, and quoUi
he "Sindbad the Seaman;" whereupon I scraicly conside^ mm
and knowing him, criod out to him with a great c^, saying, O
captain, 1 am that Sindhad the Seaman who travelled with other
merchants; and when the fish heaved and thou calledst to us

It B t Friir ^'KihW " Lj-'ic flU SS) iii^ipcwri U til W the “BiiftaU of

nrar farcrics,^ roariii^

wKo plate! nev BjrtJii * *lc*cr lal _ rnwleJ t»v J?»iU (Sewena, tol. i-, p. 16S).

bv j«ui «e rli=^Kona.4. ^ J ^ ^

1 Al^ r«m At-KTT-lwt « .. iu. h' bstween Herbemh

the Fj« Afi^cAit %n tKc PsrElait by Tnittrptsn fSrrabch

M.,1b .a„ tb.' M .met,

,1.-1 with U-e «•**': ^ *

Alp Layijui wa Laylaii.

some saved themselves and others sank, I being mt of them . But
Allah Almighty threw in my "way a peat tub a I wwxJ, of those the
crew had usra to wash w'ithal, and the winds and waves carried me
CO this island, where by Allah’s grace, I fell in w-ith King Mihijan s
grooms and they brought: me hither to the King their master.
When I told him my story, he entreated me with favour and made
me his harbour-master, and I liave prospered in his service and
found acceptance with him. These bales, therefore are mine, the

goods whch God hath given me.”-And Shahraaud perceived

the dawn of day and ceased to say her pitmitted say.

EBbtn it hia5 the Jfihe Ibunbceh anh :ffSTt|^i;tconh fligth

She continued. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when
Sindbad the Seaman said to the captain, "Th^ bales arc mine,
the goods which Allah hath given me,” the other excliumi^
“There is no Majesty' and there is no Might save in Allah, the
Glorious, the Great! Verily, there is neither conscience nor good
faith left among men!" said 1, “O Rais,^ what mean these words,
seeing that I have told thee iny case?" And he answered,
"Because thou heardest me say tmt 1 had with me goods whose
owner was drowned, thou thinkest to take them without right;
but this is forbidden by law to thee, for we saw him drown before
our eyes, together with many other passengers, nor was one of
them saved. So how const thou pretend that thou art the owner
of the goods?" "O captain," said 1, “listen to my story and give
heed to my words, and my truth wd) be manifest to thee; for
lying and leasing are the l^er-raarks of the hypocrites." Then
I recounted to him all that had befallen me since I sailed from
Baghdad with hiui to the rime when we came to the ibh-island
where we were nearly drowned; and I reminded him of certain
matters which had passed between us; whereupon both he and the
merchants were certified at the truth of my story and recognised
me and gave me joy of my deliverance, saying, “By Allah, we
thought not that thou hadst escaped drowning! But the Lord
hath granted thee new life.” Tlien they delivered my bales to me,
and I found my name written thereon, nor was aught thereof
lacking. So I opened them and making up a present for King

^ Tile CHptain cit niBAtcr owrier^ of ■ ihip,

First Votage of Sindbad tiie Seamaji.

Mihniin oi the finest and costUest of the contents, caused the
sailors carry it up to the palace, where I went in to the King
and laid my present at his feet, acquainting him with what tiad
happened, especially concerning the ship and my gno^; whet'eat
he wondered with exceeding wonder and the trum of all that 1
had told liim was made manifest to him* Ito affecaon tor me
redoubled alter that and he showed me exceeding honoi^ and be
stowed on me a grcit present in return tor ^e. Then I s^d my
bales and what other matters I owned makiiig a great pr^t on
them, and bought me other goods i^ndl gear of the growth and tidi'
ion of tlie Lsland dty, When the merchants were about ®
their homeward voyage, 1 embarked on the ship ail that i
possess^, and going in to the King, thanked him for all his favi^
and fnendship and craved his leave to return “ ^y own land and
friends* He taiewelled me and bestowed on me great store of
the country'stuffs and produce; and I took leave of
embarked Then we set sail and fared on nighfe and flays by
the permission of Allah ALniight)i” and Fortune s^ us
Fate tawured us, so tliat wc a^ived in safety at Bassonh^
where I landed rejoiced at my saie return to my ^ml "‘I; ™
a short say, I set our for Baghdad, the House ot
of goods and commodities of great price. Reaching the aty m
due time. I went straight to my own quarter and entered^
house where aH my fnends and kinsfolk came to gr^t
I bought me eunuchs and concubmes, seirancs^d "eg™
till I had a large establishment, and I bought me house^ imd lands
and gaidens. dU I was richer and in hctter'case than
retold CO enjoy the society of my
assiduously than ever, forgetting aU I had
hardship and strangerhotxl and every pen! of travel and I
mvsdf to all manner joys and solaces and dehghts. eating the

ddnricst vianife and drinking the Ae

wealth allowed this state of things to endure.

storv of my first voyage, and to-morrow,

the tale of the second of mv sev^ vo^Tiges (Smth he wlm

the tale). Then Sindhad the Seaman made Sindhad the Lto

man sun with him and bade give him an

saying, “Thou barf cheered us with thy comp any this day. Ihe
• The M«tHn frtVtnii, .hnwrt w < r.nwHAe, ho«wer humhU

Alp Layiau wa Laylau.

Poner thanked him and, taking the ft/t, went (us way, pondering
that which he had heard and marv^ng mightily at what fhmgc
bedde mankind. He parsed the night in his own place and wim
early monnng repaired to the abode of Sindbad the Seaman, who
received him with honour and seated him by his sidc^ As soon as
the rest of the company was assembled, he set meat and drink
before them and, when diey had well eaten and drunken and were
mcrr>' and in cheerful case, he took up his discourse and recounted
to them in these words the narrative of

The SecoTtd Voyage of Sind W tfic Seaman,

Know, O my broiier, that I was living a most comfortable and
enjoyable life, in all solace and delight, as I told you yesterday,

-'And Shahiazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying

her permitted say.

IHbcn it toaa tlje ^unhreh avfy jforlP-lJjirh iJig^t.

She continued. It ha^ reached me, O auspicious King, that when
Sindbad the Scaman''s guests were all gathered together he thus
bespoke them:—1 was Ih'ing a most enjoyable life until one day
my mind became possessed with the thought of travelling about
the world of men and seeing their cities and islands; and a longing
seized me to traffic and to make money by trade. Upon this
resolve I took a great store of cash and, bujdng goods and gear
fit for travel, bound them up in bales. Then I went down to the
river-bank, where I found a noble ship and brand-new about to
sail, etjuipped with sails of fine cloth and well manned and pro-
1 ^ook passage in her, with a number of other merchants,
MCI after embarking our goods we weighed anchor the same day.
Right fair ww our voyage and we sailed from place to place and
from isle to isle; and whenever we anchored we met a crowd of
mCTchants and notables and custorners, and we took to buying and
filing and bartemg. At last Destiny brought us to an island,
fair and verdant, m trees abundant, -with ydlow-ripc fruits luxuri-
ant, and flowed fragrant and birds warbling sott descant; and
streams crystalline and radiant; but no sign of man showed to the

Seconp Voyage of Sindbap the Seamah,

descrier, m, not a blower of the fire.' The captain made fast with
us to this island, and the merchants and sailors landed and walked
about, enjoying the shade of the trees and the song of the birds,
that chanted the praises of the One, the Victorious, and marvel'
ling at the works of the Omnipotent King.’ I landed with tlxe
rest; and, sitting down by a spruig of sweet water that welled up
among the trees, took out some vivers I had with me and ate of
that which Allah Ahnighc^* had allotted unto me, And so sweet
was the sephyr and so fragrant were the flowers, that presently 1
waxed drowsy and, lying down in that place, soon drowned
in sleq 5 - When 1 awok^ I found mpdf alone, for the ship had
sailed and left me behind, nor had one of the merchants or
sailors bethought himself of me, I searched the island right and
left, but found neither man nor Jmn, whereat 1 was beyond meas'
urc troubled and my gall was like to burst for stress of chagrin and
anguish and concern, because I was left quite alone, without aught
of wordly gear or meat or drink, weary and heart'hroken. So
I gave myself up for lost and said, ‘‘Not always doth, the crock
escape the shock. I was saved the first time by finding one who
brought me fnito the desert island to an inhabited place, but now
there is no hope for me." Then I fell to weeping and wailing and
gave myself up to an access of rage, blaming myself for having
again ventured upon the perils and hardships of voyage, wbenas
I was at my ease in mine own house in mine own land, taking my
pleasure with good meat and good drink and good clothes and
Strin g nothing, neither money nor goods. And 1 repented me of
having left Baghdad, and this the more after all the travails and
dangere I had undergone in my first voyage, wherein I had so
narrowly escaped destruction, and esdaiined Verily w'e are
Allah's and unco Him we are returning!' I was indeed even as
one mad and Jinn'Struck and presently 1 rose and walked about
the island, right and left and every whither, unable for trouble to
sit or tarry in any one place. Then I climbed a tall tree and
looked in all directions, but saw nothing save sky and sea and
trees and birds and isles and sands. However, after a while my
eager glances fell upon some great white thing, afar ofi in the

‘ A pnpular H) esepfa* titter deflokitaa.

' Tht liteniute of *1! pteplw wntaiiw this ph^obgics] prrrrteion. Binfe d« ntrf
linff hymns; the song of the mskii w call the fsninlc *itd whan the pj’tnns^eiwo
teidt «li Kte dumbw

i 6

Alf Laylam wa Lavlah.

interior of the island; so 1 came down from the tree and made
for that wKjch 1 bad seen; and bdiolth it was a huge white dome
rising high in air and oi vast oitupass. 1 walked at] around it,
but found no door thereto, nor couid I muster strength or nimble-
ness by reason of its exceeding smoothness and slipperineas. So
I marked the spot where 1 stood and went round about the dome
to measure its circumference w'hich 1 found fifty good paces.
And as 1 stood, casting about how to gain an entrance the day
being near its fall and the sun being near the horizon, behold, the
sun was suddenly hidden from me and the air became dull and
dark. Methought a cloud had come over the sun, but it w'as the
season of summer; so 1 marv'etied at this and lifting my head
looked steadfastly at the sky, w*hen I saw that the cloud was none
other than an enormous bird, of gigantic giith and inordinately
wide of wing which, as it flew through the air, veiled the sun and
hid it from the island. At this sight my wonder tedoublcd and I

remembered a story*-And Shahtiuad perceived the dawn of

day and ceased to say her permitted say.

BUfitn It inas tf)t jfiUe lOutibreb aiih jFortp-fourtf)

She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Sindbad
the Seaman continued in these words:—^My wonder redoubled
and i remembered a acory 1 had heard aforetime of pilgrims and
travellers, how in a certain island dwelleth a huge bird, called the
‘‘Rukh’*' which feedeth its young on elq^hants; and f was ceiti-

* "rtic pUer tor." The ii Pctaion, with many mcnnlngf, r.f. a clicck rt n'li
R(»fch*')i m "rook" fliEio) at ct«s; a iltitioceTot, etc. Tin: fchfe ir,;rU.wi[]e ttf tJm
mrffirrtDKiV if, u Houal, fotindwl upon fact: man rememben suul mtnbinc* but Joe* [»t
cnMir. TV E(PTitiMi Etzanif rti.beflDu^^fikixni-t) tn*r hayc he«B a TermnlKcnce of
pgan* pttswtactykand other winaed monatenL Fit.ni the Nile the Uijtiid fabled hy
tnc!c Cb'Cnrd. pqttfji out ooc^^ rhe iwirliii and birth to the

the PfTi. t-llie the "'Bw

Yui^ Qf ^hc Rjbbii, the “G^irqai'" of th- rhe "Ajiki" of rhe

thi: 'HAthliSftea iHrl/'of Eiii^dh^|fT)iha\ Piimbbi^^hlch heui thisfrcngdi office
the “ICerk«t'Vof ihcTuriti; the theGretkt; tht Rutudit ‘'Ncrk*-^- ihc

Mrrel iJii Chlticw: the Jap^cK mt\ tlit dtiJ indent

L ^ reed™!, aRd rhe drasttni, fiifjSn*, haulitka, etc. of

A "W"'* •antirt® only a aupcremicLuii: of eT46S<nrton fM.

IViJoj Huch had wing-fuThct^ twelve pacca kwigj wihiM be die huge larJ* but btiJy

SccOKD Voyage of Sindbah Seaman .

fied that th^ dome which caught ©y sight was none other than a
RukhV egg. As 1 looked and won^ned at the marydlo^ works
of the Almighty, the bird alighted on the dome ^d bi^ed over
it with its wings ocn'cring it and its legs stretched out be^d it ^
the ground, and in this posture it fdl asleep, glory be to Him who
deepeth not! >XTien I saw this, I arose and, unwinding my
hand fiom my head, doubled it and c\vi 5 ted it into a rope, wnth
which I flirt my miJdk and bound my waist fast to the legs o: the
Rukh. saying in myself. "‘Pcradvencurc. this bird may capf me to
a land of dries and inhabitants, and that wilt he letter th^ abi "
me in this desen island," I passed the night watching and feanng
to sleep, lest the bird should fiy awTiy with me unawares; and, as
soon the dawn broke and mom shone, the Rukh off its egg
and spreading its wings with a great cry flew up into the air drag'
ging roc with it; nor ceased it to soar and to tower tiU I fought j
had reached the limit of the finuament; after which it d^ended,
earthwards, littk by Uttk. tiU it lighted on the top of a high Ml.
As soon as i found myself on the liar J ground, 1 made h^ to un'
bind myself, quaking for fear of the bird, tliough it took no h^d
of me nor cvm me: md, loosing my turhand Lrom its 1
made off w-ith my best speed. Presently, [ saw it catch up in its
huge claws samething from the earth and ose with it lugh m air,
and obKr\-ing it narrowly I saw it to be a serpent big of bulk and
gigantic of girth, wherewith it flew away clean out of sight. 1
mari^lleti at this and faring forwards found myself on a over-
looking a ’i-alley, exceeding great and wide and deep aM boun^
by vast mountains that spired high in air: none could descry meir
summits, for the excess of their height, nor was any able to climb
up thereto. When I saw tliis, I blamed myself for that winch 1
had done and said, "Would Heaven 1 had tarried in the island!

Idlkd o^t. Si.4b.d mnv «IM. »).= J

™ iFiUnw ’nic late Herr tlilJctirand ifiieoTcreil cw the iUncan ettwr,

«■ •»*" '«*'

die Ariiini Avl. KiiA mill l»tine th*! ^ T n lH Irf ,h™

naniir Hri. A l*««ai> iilustradnii in Lant (»i. ihnw* the Rt»hh evil’s off
^i... . . hcjk and pouucw wlffc die (Ttt.fcirtHiiii v( m hawk ind field nice: and the

hnw&ln. it 4a elephant « a favtwrilC Wr^eSd

Twelve tff the ItminJ T.bte" wen: the ta'elve Ru*hi cf etwy. need

noE KO, with F-hcr, tt* ChetuUm wUeh the Panidi^Jtfc T^e

reader will cwwuti Hr- H- H- Wlljson'* E*»r*. editrf by my Iwrocd cfirttspaftrient. Dr,
Rost, lihrariiitt tif ihe India Houk VtoI. i. pp. 192-0),

VOL Vt.

Alf Latlah wa IjwiAn.

It was better than this wild desert; for there 1 had at least fruits
to eat and water to drmk, and here are ndtlier trees nor fruits nor
streams. But there is no htajesty and there is no Might save in
Allah, the Glorious, the Great! Verily, as often as 1 am qtiit of
one peril, I fall into a wtjrse danger and a more grievous," How'
ever, I took courage and walking along the Wady found that
its soil was of diamond, the scone wherewith they pierce minerals
and precious stones and porcelain and the onyjt, for that it is a
dense stone and a dure, whereon neither iron nor hardhead liath
effect, neither can we cut off aught therefrom nor break it, save by
means of leadstone.’ Moreover, the valley swarmed with snakes
and vipers, each big as a palm tree, that would have made but one
gulp of an elephant; and they came out by night, hiding during
the day, lest the Rukhs and eagles pounce on them and them
to pieces, as was that wont, why I wot not. And I repented of
what f had done and said, "By Allah, I have made haste to bring
destruction upon myself!" The day began to wane as I went
along and 1 looked about for a place where 1 might pa -'i s the night,
being in fear of the serpents; and i took no thought of meat and
drink in my concern for ray life. Presently, 1 caught sight of a
cave nearhand, w'ith a narrow doorway; go I entered and seeing a
great stone dose to the mouth, I rolled it up and stopped the
entrance, saying to myself, "1 am safe here for the night; and as
soon as it is day. I will go forth and see what destiny will do."
Then I looked within the cave and saw at the upper end a great
seipent brooding on her eggs, at w-hich my flesh quaked and my
hair stood on end; but T raised my eyes to Heaven and. com'
mitring my case to fate and bt, abode all that night without sleep

U ti not to ihl* P^«^e *t be t to the

of tic Nw fw, for rhe diffiylrn ef thit talt cf

U^ei* » enhines chc trttJinr at ttir (jem. Ufodrgndi noeqf JJuviil mwrJy ftne,

^ « ,n tht B«*il .nj rh, C*pe. AtohbiU,pp EpipL^

(ob, .^.U, HU} irlls thi* MOTT «boiiE tltjsdtith or mlj- rEpblanii ODtra. V

dismoivli ) ami Medo J- Conti, trhoK '■pwuiiiiiin AlbcnJi-iwii”
^ Vyftir»n;,sw in thr Gol«iml4. Mdof flcmid p|«« tkt fUou.

Z, 17 v'” ■ n,«« 300 mile* iqm,« « thr »nth.

in the "V.lJry of tic

2 ol. 7 r. i Tdi tht ««.. (d* h th 4 ^mptlarr, of

Hul,ko: ltd It 1* bpiwti i» Wnia. Gd. Yufo (M E ii. 149) Omt dl rhe^ «

«n«mog thr Ar^ and thdr dona™
(lu. 3), But «Mncc did Hcmiutui bafrw ihc fiilt ^

Second Voyage of Sindead the Seaman. 19

rill daybreak^ when I rolled back the stone from the mouth of the
cave and went torch, staggering like a drunken man and giddy
with watching and fear and hunger. As in this sore case 1 walked
^ong the vahey, behold, there fell down before me a slaughtered
beast; but I saw no one, whereat 1 marv'elled with great marvel
and presently remembered a story I had heard aforetime of traders
and pilgrims and travellers; !uiw the mcjuntains where are the
diamonds are full of perils and terrors, nor can any fare through
them; but the merchants who tralhc in diamonds have a device by
which they obtain them, that is to say, tliey take a sheep and
slaughter and skm it and cut it in pieces and cast them down from
the mountain'tops into the vallcy-solc, where the meat being fresh
and sticky with blood, some of ihe gems cleave to it. There they
leave it till mid'day, when the eagles and vulrures swoop down
upon it and cany it in their daw's to the mountain'summits,
whereupon the merchants come and shout at tliem and scare them
away from the meat. Then they come and, taking the diamonds
which they find t rickin g to it, go their ways with them and leave
the meat to the birds and beasts; nor can any come at the

diamonds but by this device,-^And Shahioaad perceived the

dawn of day and ceased saying her pennictcd say.

IBIjen it teas the JTitie iiluTilireb anh jPortp-fiftfi

She said, it hath reached me. O auspicious King, t^i Sind-
bad the Seaman continued his relation of what bcfel him in the
Mountain of Diamonds, and iitformed them tliat the merchants
cannot come at the diamemds save by the device aforesaid. So,
when I saw the slaughtered beast fall (he pursued) and bethought
me of the story, I went up to ir and :^ecl my pockets and shawk
girdle and turband and the folds of my clothes with the choicest
diamonds; and, as 1 was thus engaged, down fell before me another
great piece of meat. Then widi my unrolled turband and lying
on my back, I set the bit on my breast so that 1 was hidden by
^e meat, which was thus raised above the ground. Hardly had I
gripped it, when sui i*aglf^ swooped down upon th€ flesh ^d,
seizing it with his flew up with it hi^h in air and me cling'

ing thereto, and ce"dsed not its flight dll it alighted on the h^ad of
one of the mountains where, dropping the carcass he Idl to rend"

Al¥ Lavlah WA Lavi^,

ing ic^ but, behol<i, there arose behind him a great iicise ot sheur^
tng and clattering of wood, whereat the bird took iiight and Ikw
away. Then I loosed off myself the meat, with clothes daubed with
blood therefrom, and stood up by its side; whereupon up came
the merchant, who had cried out at the eagle, and seeing me stands
ing there, bespoke me not. but was alTri^tcd at roe and shook
with fear. However, he w-ent up to the carcass and turning it
over, found no diamonds sticking to it, whereat he gave a great
ay and exclaimed, “Harrow, my disappointment! There is no Mak
esty and there is no Might save in Allah witli whom we seek ref'
uge from Satan the stoned!" And lie bemoaned bimsdl and beat
hand upon hand, saying, “Alas, the pity of it! How oometh
this?" Then I went up to him and he said to roe, “WTio arc
thou and what causeth thee tc come hither?" And 1, “Fear not,
I am a man and a good man and a merchant. My story is a
wondrous and my adventures marvellous and the roanner of my
coming hither is prodigious. So be of good cheer, thou shale
receive of me what shall rejoice thee, for 1 have uich me great
plenty' of diamonds and I will give thee tliercof what shall s^ce
thee; for each is better than aught thou couldst get otherwise. So
fear nothing,” The man rejoiced thereat and ilunked and blessed
me; then we talked together till the other merchants, hearing me
in discourse with thdr fcUow, came up and saluted roe; for each
of them had thrown down his piece cpt meat. And as I went off
with them I told them my w'hole story, how I had suffered hard¬
ships at sea. and the fashion of my reaching the x'Jilley. But I
gave the owroer of the meat a number of the stones I had by me,
so they all wished me joy of my escape, ^ying, “By Allah a new
life hath been decreed to thee, for none ever reached yonder
valley and came off thence alive before thee: but pi'aised be A llah
for thy safety!” We passed the night togotlicr in a safe and
pleasant place, beyond measure rejoiced at my deliverance from
the Valley of Serpents and my arrival in an inhabited land: and
on the morrow we set out and Joumeyed over the mighty range
of mountains, seeing many serpents in the vaPey, till we came to
a fair great island, wherein was a garden oJ huge camphor trees
under each of which an hundred men might take shelter. When
the folk hav'^e a mind to get camplvor. they bore into the upper
part of ^ bole w*ith a long iron; w'hcreupoii the liquid camphor,
which is the sap of the tree, fioweth out and they catch it in
vessels, where it conercteth like gum: but. after this, the tree

SeCOKD VoYaOE of SlNDlliU> TilE SjiAMAM. 2X

dicth and becomcdi firewood** Moreover, there is in th^ island a
kind of vtild beasc, called “Rlimoceros,"® that pascureth as do
steers and buffalos with us; but it is a huge brute, bigger of bcxiy
than the camel and like it feedeth upon the leaves and twigs of
trees. It is a remarkable animal with a great and thick horn, ten
cubits long, amiddlcward its h^d; wherein, when cleft in twain,
is the iikcncM of a man* Voyagers and pilgrims and traveUers
declare that this beast called “i&rkadan” will carry off a groit
dephant on its horn and graze about the island and the sea-coast
therewith and take no heed of it, tiU the elephant dkth and its fat,
melting in the sun, runneth down into the rhinoceros's eyes and
blindeth him, so that he lietli dovm on the shore* Then comes
the bird Rukh and carrieth off both the rliinocetos and that which
is on its horn to feed its young withal* Moreover, I saw in this
isbind many kinds of oitcn and buffalos, whose bke are not found
in our country. Here I sold some of the diamonds which I had
by me for gold dinars and silver dirhams and bartered others for
the produce of the country; and, loading them upon beasts of
burden, fared on with the merchants from valky to valley and
town to town, buying and selling and viewing foreign countries
and the works and creatures of Allah, rill we came to Bassorah-
city, where we abode a few' days, after which I continued my

journey to Baghdad.-^And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of

day and ceased to say her permitted ay.

* coitktIv desenbea ihc primlliTcw*^ fvf cxirurCHti^ cffmphw, i iji?tncw*p

Eo (bu: IkKkt ind EomiStHi iiiEmivcd by ihc Aral* ifid pimtd k repotatwa by M
Rafiprul* TTiiti bcft in fhc MaLiry PtulnsulUji Siani'D'tra and Ekinifot

althou^li (^^4TO PitM .]«dan=j rhji the tw u not f^nd Soutlmf the £i|iiamr.

In lilt Ciicr £J[x- uf hfiadrcd Niabti the cainphor-tsland fw pctdnsnla) ti ciSled
^AJ-Rchfjh'" whidi h the Arab name JciiehO'rm’ni.

s In Bill Edit. JvaikafAEi: Cik. EafkanliJan and ochifra Karkand ariJ Karkadin; the
ward bcin^ Pcralan, Kum or the ka^t^tivov of Mimn Maf. AnJm. im. 21).

The lenijih of the hom ciaererrtTeiBfhiyffi that the white apmci ia meant;

it tti'pT'H'ti wa I ki akS-itirkjft- C-iipa -afc miuie of the blicfc Kurn £a buncUc of hbm) wltich^

lake VcrtcTaitn iwcat at the tfluch of poiKin A Kcdnil of the hdrrn i* Ripppisd w

■how white lln« k tbr Ibnft dif a mm, aiul nfhdjr likctiMM vf biitbs but liiM I niM
HU'. Tlie Ipvrt aplcndid s^iorT wt the .Afrienn ii peths^ the most

cf JtoMr gume. It I™ ^crveil ro cs^plain away md abotlih the tintcttni anmiMl the Sdenriiti
of Pum^ Huf Gauini AfnCB. w^ili one vuicc isitm ue that i l»r«-jike ammtl wkh
n ttmdeejwije hnm on the fwheail ci/dm The Ute Dr. B^adc^of Niger fufar.thnrouihir
heiirvftl \n it and thttse cniimra on the iubjeirt wiU read il®ar Ai^ ^

Komi ifi Preface ' of the Voyage jpi Darfour^ by Mnnammed ibn Qmw

pl-Tfluniy Piria, Diiprat, 1S45.

Al*JP LiAYLAil WA

Ifiticn It fnos i||t Jfibe ant) ^ottp>flixtt)

She said, Ic hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when
Sindbad the Seaman returned trum his travel to Baghdad, the
House of Peace, he arrived at home w'ith gieat score of diamonds
and money and goods. (Continued he) I foregathered with my
friends and relations and gave alm<i and largesse and bestowed
curious gifts and made presents to all my friends and companions.
Then 1 betook m>'sdf to eating well and drinking well and wear'
ing fine clothes and making meny with my fellows, and forgot all
my sufferings in the pleasures of return to the solace and delight
of Ufe, w'ith light heart and broadened breast. And every one
who heard of my return came and questioned me of my adven-
tures and of foreign countries, and 1 rebted to them all that had
befallen me, and the much 1 had suffered, whereat they wondered
and gave me joy of my safe return. "This, then, is the end of the
story of my second voyage; and to-morrow, In^dlahl I will tell
you w'hat befel me in my third voyage,’' The company marvelled
at his story and supped with him; after which he ordered an
hundred dinars of gold to be given to the Porter, who took the
sum wich many thanks and blessings (which be stinted not even
w'hen he reached home) and went his way, wondering at what he
had heard. Next morning as soon as day came in its sheen and
shone, he rose and praying the dawn'prayer, repaired to the house
of Sindhad the Seaman, even as he had bidden him, and went in
and gave him good-morrow'. The merchant welcomed hi m and
made him sit w'ith him, till the rest of the company arrived: and
when they bad well eaten and dninken and were merry with joy
and iollit>% their host began by saying, “Hearken. O my brothers.,
to W’hat I am about to tell you; for it is even more wondrous
what you have already heard; but Allah abnc kenneth what
things His Omniscience concealed from man! And listen to

The Third Voyage of Smjbod the Seaman."

As I told you yesterday, I rctumed from my second voyage over'
joyed at my safety and with great increase of wealth, Allah having
requited me all that 1 had wasted and lost, and 1 a bode- awhile in
Baghdad-city savouring the utmost ease and prosperity and com'

Third Voyage of SrNPBAi> th:e Seamam,

fort and happiness, dll the carnal man ^-as once more seia^ with
longing for D^avel and diversion and adventure, and yeamro after
traffic and lucre and emolument, for that the human heart is ^tu-
rally prone to evil. So making up my mind 1 laid in great plenty
of goods suitable for a sea-voyage and repairing to Basaorah, w^t
down to the shore and found there a fine ship ready to wjth
a full crew and a numerous company of merchanti, men of worth
and substance; faith, piety and consideration. 1 embarked with
them and we set sail on the blessing of Allah Almighty and on
His aidanw and His favour to bring our voyage to a safe and
prosperous issue and already we congratulated one another on our
good fortune and boon voyage, We fared on from sea to sea and
from island to island and city to city, in all tlelight and ^ntent'
ment, buying and selling wherever we touched, and mking our
solace and our pleasure, till one day when, as we sailed athwart
the dashing sea, s'wollen with cl a s hin g billows, behold, the master
(who stood on the gunwale examining the ocean in aU clirecdotis)
cried out with a great cry, and bu£cted his face and pluckt out
his beard and rent his raiment, and bade furl the ^ and cast the
anchors. So we said to him, **0 Rais, what is the ma^r?
“Know, O my brethren (Allah preserve youl), tliat the wind bath
gotten the better of us and hath driven us out of our course into
mid'oeeao, and destiny, for our ill luck, hath brought us to the
Mountain of the Zughb. a hairy folk like apes,' among whom no
msn ever feU and came forth alive: and my hean presageth ttot
w-e all be dead men." Hardly had the master taa<k an end of 1^
speech when the apes were upon us. They surrounded tbe^p
on all sides swarming like locusts and crowding the shore. They
were the most frightful of wild creatures, covered with black hair
like felt, foul of favour and small of stature^ bang hut four spans
high, ycUow'cyEd and black'faced; none knoweth their langu^c

^ Ihn it-Wuidi mcftrien* ma "lile of Av«” i" Se* orChifw ind Al-Idnu P*»™
«il from Sukutr* fOwip, Sufch»tr*. So«(n*), It » .
tic Hmn«ic mid Hemdotert It^cnd of th< Pvemie. by «tnh™potd *fKS. T^c
fablij (PjTTTtd Spirlw=i-i= t cubit=3 l[wn»j vm, a* unubl, !hl

tt|>l«iEtoni of !«e hufe prf.vtd; thr aw«f» hormottuL of
Atk* Tiki-Hki, Wiirnliiliktew 1 men the Bninscd nee

e<ntf»l Rgioia crtflteftiotJkal Africa with tbeilinorinttllT

**mont*T*,‘* » irsnl *5 bDm.w«il Ainn the h»ha™i * mono-apej nM

FtutentyV Ewt ol Sand^.

AlF lAVtAH \VA LaVLAU,

nor what they are, and they shun the txjmpany of men. We feared
to slay them or strike them or drive them away, because of their
inconceivable multitude; lest, if we hurt one, the rest fall on us and
slay us, for numbers prevail o\’Cr courage; so wc let them do Lheir
wiH, albeit we feared they would plunder our goods and gear.
They swarmed up the cables and gnawed them asunder, and on,
like w'he they did with dl the ropes of the ship, so that it fell of
from the wind and stranded upon their mountainaus coast. Then
they laid hands on all the merchants and crcw% and landing us on
the island, made off with the ship and its cargo and went their
ways, we wot not iwhithcr. Wc were thus left on the island, earing
of its fruits and pot-herbs and drinking of its streams rill, one day,
we espied in its midst what seemed an inhabited house. So we
made for it as fast as our feet could cany u$ and behold, ft was a
castle strong and tall, compassed about with a lofty \vaU, and
having a two'leaved gate of ebetny^wood both of which leaves open
stood. We entered and found within a space wide and bare like a
great square, round which stood many high doors open thrown, nnd
at the farther end a long bench of stone and brariers, with cooking
gear hanging thereon and about it great plenty of bones,- but we
saw no one and marvelled thereat with exceeding wonder. Then
we sat down in the courtyard a little while and presently falling
asleep, slept from the forenoon till sundown, w'lifi lo! the earth
trembled under our feet and the air rumbled wdth a terrible tone.
Then there came down upon us, from the top of the castle, a huge
creature in the likeness of a man, black of colour, tall and big of
bulk, as he were a great datC'tree, with eyes Hke coals of fire and
cyc-tceth like boar's tusks and a vast big gape like the mouth of a
w'ell. Moreover, he had long locJSe lips like camel's, hanging down
upon his breast,, and cars like rivo Jams* falling over hiH Moulder-
blades and the nails of his hands were like tW daw? of a lion.®
When we saw this frightful giant, we were like to faint and eveiy
moment increased our fear and terror; and wc became as dead

‘ A kinj d bai^ (Andb. pfur. BAirifi)) tued lan the Nile nrfuh.pyHfurm shape

whei «ecti in binl’i rime trurdlitc* "cm IJIg: tvo Tiuirtaw" inm [he Cite, i’dit,
•This ffiant u eUsdnettr Ffll^^heiaui! hut the IU« iwil b;.hs» jwd cvtirrpn of hrr twti
nfietmaican ii. MS), The AjCh iTUTtnd (thapt. etidU pinkci IV>lrpheniLLK ttrpof itr
wth ilic sheep. Sr Juhn ^TanJeeiUE (ir biiih pemw e»ar tjisieJ) nifniicini msm fiftr ftet
high is the Iwhaa te^ni^i; and At~K*nirtnl ami .Al-Uttu nw^fet them lu the Sen af
Qiinj, a Butiirr B*r fiw tnDniten irt suioal.

Third Voyage of Sindbao the Seamau. ay

men for excess ot horror and affright,^-And Shahrazad per'

ceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her pentutted say*

IBlKti it toai tJjt ifibe S&u>il>r£D anlj Jfortp-Beumtfi

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicious I^g, that Sindbad the
Seaman continued:—When we saw this frightiul giant we were
stuuck with exceeding tirtror and horror• And after trampling
upon the earth, he awhile on the bench; then he arose and
coming to us seized me by the arm choosing me out item among
my comrades the merchants. He took me up in his hand and
turning me over felt me, as a butcher feeleth a sheep he is uxiut to
slaughter, and I but a little mouthful in his Imnds; but finding me
lean and fleshless for stress of toil and trouble and weariness, let
tn^ go and took up another* whom in like m^ner he turned over
and fdt and let go; nor did he cease to fed and turn over ^e
of us, one after another, till he came to the master of the ship.
Now he was a sturdy, stout, broad'shouldercd wight, fac and in
full vigour; SO he pleased the giant, who aeited him, as a butcher
seizeth a beast, and dirowing him down, set his foot on hfe neck
and brake it; ^er which he fetched a long spit and thrusting it
up his backside, brought it forth of the crown of his head. Then,
lighting a fierce fire, he set over it the spit with the
and turned it over the coals, till the flesh wm routed, when he
took the spit off the fire and set it like a Kabab'Stick Mlore him.
Then he tare the body, limb from limb, as one jointeth a ^cken
and, rending the flesh with his nails, feU to eating of it and gnaw-
ing the bones, till there was nothing left but some of these,
he threw on one side of the wall. This done, he sat for a while,
then he lay dowTi on the stonC'bench and leU ^l^^j sriarking an
snoring like the gurgling of a lamb or a cow with its throat
nor did he a^-ake till morning, when he n^se ^d fa^ forth and
went his ways. As soon as we were certified thw he w^ gone,
we began to talk with one another, iweeping and l^moaning ouj^
selves for the risk we ran, and saying. Would Heaven
been drowned In the sea or that the apes had i^"l* * ■
were better than to be roasted over the coals; by Allah, this is a
vile, foul death! But whatso the Lord will^ must cpme to p^
and diert is no Majesty and there is no Might, save in Him, the
Glorious, the Greatl We shall assuredly perish miscranly and

Alf Lavlah wa Lavi^.

none will know of us; as there is no escape for us from this place.'"
Then we arose and roamed about the islMd, hoping that haply we
might find a place to hide us in or a means of flight, for indeed
death was a light matter to us, provided we were not roasted oii'cr
the fire* and eaten, However, we could find no biding'place and
the evening overtook uis; so, of the excess of our tenor, we re*
turned to the castk and sat down awhile, Presently, the earth
trembled under our feet and the black ogre came up to us and
turning us over, felt one after other, till he found a man to his
liking, whom he took and serv'ed as he had done the captain,
Willin g and roasting and eating him; after which he lay down on
the b^ch’ and slept all night, snarking and snoring like a beast
with its throat cut, till daybreak, when he arose and went out as
before. Then we drew together and conversed and said one to
other, “By Alkli, we had better throw ourselves into the sea and
be drowned than die roasted; for this is an abominable death!"
Quoth one of us, “Hear ye my words I let us cast about to kill
him, and be at peace from, the grief of him and dd the Moslems of
his barbarity and tyranny.’* Then said 1, “Hear me, O my broth'
ers; if there is nothing for it but to slay liim, let us carry some of
this firewood and planks down to the sea shore and make us a boat
wherein, if we succeed in slaughtering him, we may either embarit
and let the waters carry us whither Allah wfileth, or else abide
here till some ship pass, when we will tF ike passage in it. If we fad
CO kill him, we will embark in the boat and put out to sea; and if
we be drowTied, we shall at least escape being roasted over a kitcb'
en fire with sliced weasands; whilst, if we escape, we escape, and if
we be drowned, we die martyrs,'* “By Allah," said they all “this
rede is a right;" and we agreed upon this, and set about carrying
it out. So we baled down to the beach the pieces of wood which
lay about the bench; and, making a boat, moored it to the strand,
after which we stowed therein somewhat of victual and returned to

^ Ftre h rwbiddea u a wcrrtpt iJie ide* bdfiff it iWU

be merv^ed for the neit H-ence the -uifoni fcAf thi; misre tbnA ihe eedag;

iritli auTw k wQiiy pTi?b*blT he the rtvene. The Pitman Sniah
of a) btiTue fothcr^ k wd( kewn. T have ticiscd the culiifialHETT of burning the Modem'i
tatpit nndrf ccrtjrin dniainitsnca t otherMiic the munierer mjiy come to be cumnipcd.

^ Anb, the bendi of form tif before nQticbl. In olden Eimype

bcfiehci were much mcrrc uieil ifoin chmr\ these bcEnu jrtkln of biurr. So Kita^ Horae
*Wt iiiro ftbstche;" etui hence OUT ''FGng'i Bench'' (Court).

TuntD Voyage of SraosAO the Seaman.

tte castle. As soon as evening fell the earth trembled i^der our
feet and in came the blackamoor upon us, snarling like a dog about
to hite. He came up to ua and fe^g us and turning one

by one, took one of us and did with him ^ he had done bdote
ate him, after which he lay down on the bench
snorted like thunder, As soon as we were assured that sie^
we arose jmd mking two iron spits ol those staging
them in the fiercest of the fire, dli they were red-hot, like burning
S. when we gnpped fast hold of them ^d go mg up to the
giant, as he lay snoring ott the bench, thrust them ^

pressed upon them, & of us. with our i^md might, so tlmt Im
eyeballs burst and he became stone blind. Thereupon hecnedun^
a preat cry whereat our hearts trembled, and springirig up tTOm
tl^bcnch, he fell a-groping after us, blindfold.
right and left and he saw us not, for his sight was altogether blent
bSt we were in terrible fear of him and made sure dead

m^^airing of escape. Then he femnd the jlmg

with his hands and went out roaring aloud; and t^old,
shook under us. for the noise of his roonng, and we
fear. A he quitted the castle we follow^ him and betook
ourselves to the pbee where we had moored oi^ boat, si ying to
one another, "If ^ accursed abide absent rill the gomg doi^ ol
the sun and come not to the castle, we shall know ^t ^ is d^,
and if he come back, we will emba J m the boat and
escape, committing our affair to AI^. But, as we spohe, , ’
up Sme the blackamoor with other as hey were G^.
fouler and more frightful than he, with ^es like red_hot ^s.
which when we saw, we binned into the boat ^

moorings paddled away and pushed out to sea. ^iriTOn

ogres caug^ht sight of us, they cried out at us and run^ do^
tbSc sea-shore, fell a-pelting us with n>cb. whereof som f^
amongst us and others feU into (he sea. We paddled with^o^
might dU we were beyond their reach but the ^

us were slain by the rock^throwing. and the
sported with us and carried us into the midst of the dashing
^llen with billows dashing. We kn^ not wbither’^^t ^d
my fellows died one after another. riU there remained but three.

* Ul. i* Br^.1. Ml.

Ae BuL Fifif. (hf iVEferontd by t ftnule, smrHT th»rv he

We emaot *c«pt Miirrca Po!r(theH"ii-

Alf Laylah wa Laylah.

myself and two others;-And Shahiaiad perceived the dawn

of day and ceased to say her permitted say.

liS^tn It hia0 ttie dTibe i^ttithreh anh Jfortp'efgfjtt

She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, chat Sindbad the
Seaman thus continued:—Most part of us were slain by the rock'
throwing and only three of us remained on board the l^at for, as
often as one died, we threw him into the sea. We were sore
exhausted for stress of hunger, but w'e took courage and heartened
one another and worked for dear life and paddled with main and
might, till the winds cast us upon an island, as we were dead men
for fatigue and fear and famine. We landed on the island and
walked about it for a while, finding that it abounded in trees and
streams and birds; and we ate oi the fruits and rejoiced in our
escape from the black and our deliverance from the perils of the
sea; and thus we ^d till nightfall, when "we lay down and fell
asleep for excess of fatigue. But we had hardly closed our eyes
before we were aroused by a hissing sound, like the sough of wind,
and awaking, saw 1 «rpent like a dragon, a seld-sesn sight, of
monstrous and belly of enormous bulk which lay in a circle
around us, Presently it reared its head and, seizing one of my
companions, swallowed him up to his shoulders; then it gulped
down the rest of him, and we heard his ribs crack in its belly.
Presently it went its way, and we abode in sore amazement and
grief for our comrade and mortal fear for ourselves, saying, "By
Allah, this is a marvellous thing! Each kind of death that
threatened us is more terrible than the last. We were rejoicing
in our escape from the black ogre and our deliverance from the
penis of the sea; but now we have fallen into that which is worse,
There is no Majesty and there is no Might save in Allah! By
the Almighty, we have escaped from the bbickamoor and from
diowning: but how shall we escape from tbs abominable and
yiperi^ monster?” Then we walked about the island, eadng of
its fruits and drinking of its streams till dusk, when we climbed up
into a high tree and went to sleep there, I being on the topmost
bough. As soon as it was dark nignt, up came the serpent, looking
right and left; and, making for the tree whereon we were, climbed
up to my comrade and swallowed him down to his shoulders.

Tuiiu> Voyage of Sujubad the 3$

Then it; coiled about the bole* * with him, whilst 1, who could not
ptfp my eyes off the sight, heard his bones ctack in its belly, and
it swallowed him w*liolc, after which it slid down from the tree.
When the day bioke and the liglit showed me that the serpent was
gone, I came down, as I were a dead man for stress of fear and
anguish, and thought to cast myselt into the sea and be at rest
from the woes of the w'orld; but could not bring myself to this, for
venly life is dear. So I took five pjecee of wood, broad and long,
and bound one crosswise to the soles of my feet and others in like
fashion on my tight and left sides and over my breast; and the
broadest and largest I bound across my head and made them fast
with ropes. Then I lay down on the ground on my back, so that
1 was completely fenced in by the pieces of wood, which enclosed
me like a bier.’ So as soon as it was dark, up came the serpent,
as usual, and made towards me, but could not get at me to swallow
me for the wood that fenced me in. So it wriggled round me on
every side, whilst 1 looked on, hke one dead by reason ol my
terror; and every now and then it would glide away and come
back; but as often as it tried to come at me, it was hindered by
the pieces of ■wood whercw'ith I had bound myself on every side.
It ceased not to beset me thus from sundown till dawn, but when
the light of day shone upon the beast it made off, in the untit^
fury and extreme disappointment. Then 1 put out my hand and
unbound tnysdf, well-'nigh down among the dead men for fear
and suffering; and went down to the island'sbore, whence a ship
afar off in the midst of the waves suddenly struck ray right. So
1 tore off a great branch of a tree and made signs with it to the
crew, shouting out the while; w^hich when the ship's company saw
they said to one another, ‘"We must stand in and see what this

*TWi 1* ftom AlKsTwini, wlw maikw ihi "wifiJ iuclf WKintl a tree W m foA,

end ttiue btcik w piece* ihc bope* of the hreesi Tn its briJj .''

* "Uke 1 closer,'’ in the Celt. Edit. The serpent t» «n eiceggemtlan of the pythno
vihkch gnmt (0 an eimnnioui lizc. MoRitmui t^hidia tre mentieectl in sober hUtxNT,
. thii which dder«'i (tesaki*- Or. de Laeeitla, a »bo mt! leniilile Brw Ren

rrat^. mmtkmt fiis eerriwtt dtdtM down upon i tree-trunk m the Captamey w San
Peulo (BrutI), which be«*n (o move and proved w he a hu(fc make. F. M- Rnto (the
Stndbail of t^ug^al though ftot to fefpeclabte’j wh«« in fiumatm tukee re^e ? "
from "ligen, ctocitdile*, wpped aJtler* and sapent* which iJay men wth thnr breath.
Father Lebd In Tigre fehept. *.) w-t» twarfy kiHed by rhe pwamt-hrtith of a huge make,
end healed hhnaelf with a beioaf canted eJ ioc, Mafeiu makei the breath of crec^lea
•weviMimua, hut that of the hfalahar serpents and vipers "adto teter nc ooau* ot afflato
ipao lucate perfaibeaiiTtir.''

Alf Laylah wa Latlam.

is; peradvmture ‘tis a man.** So they made for the iskad and
presently heard my cries, whereupon diey took me on board and
questioned me of my case, I told them all my adventures from
urat to last, whereat they marvdled mightily and covered my
shame' with some of their clothes. Moreover, they set before me
somewhat of food and I ate my fill and I drank cold sweet water
and was mightily refreshed; and Allah Almighty quickened me
after I was virtually dead. So I praised the Most Highest and
thanked Him for His favours and exceeding mercies, and my heart
revived in me after utter despair, till meseeraod as if ali I had
suffered were but a dream I had dreamed. We sailed on with a
fair wind the Almighty sent us dll we came to an island, called
Al'Salahitah,'' which aboundeth in sandal^wood when the captain

cast anchor,^-And Shahraxad perceived the dawn of day and

ceased saying her permitted say.

iBtitn it teas tfit Jfihc SSninKteh anh Jfortp-mntb iiigfii.

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Sindbad
the Seaman continued;—-And when we had cast anchor, the
merchants and the sa i lo rs landed with their goods to sell and to
buy. Then the captain turned to me and said, **Hark*ee, thou art
? ^ pauper and cellest us that thou hast undergone

frightful hardship; wherefore I have a mind to benefit thee with
somewhat that may further thee to thy native land, so thou wilt
^er bless me and pray for me.” **&,> be it,” answered I; “thou
Shalt have my prayers.” Quoth he, “Know then that there was
with US a nmn^ a craveller, whom we lo^t, and know not if he
be alj^e or dead, for we had no news of him; so I purpose to
commt bales of goods to thy charge, that thou raayst sell them
in island. A part of the proceeds we will gh-c thee as an
equivalent for thy pains and service^ and the rest we wili keep tilT
wc return to Baghdad, where we will enquire for his famdy and

Anb. Aurjir ; (be wwid hu been boffemvi! hy the tlancIcjeTnru Jupin, lad metBi
■ wnmen, m wife,

f ** Unaliiit (he Brrt Mr. "Al-K»!iiit»b*‘: end Al-Kwerihl
-w i“?*‘ . . ' '«Eei tit hm pemIVJRefprina which Cntnoen* [TheLu*. *, 1W).
pUeo (a Jm-Mtnw of H, P^lo. Some fe*i SeUbut-rimw, oaest ibe Mdue.

cu funed (he «wlefi, dors, arinenwn, e«e. fFurebii li. I7fi4.j

Third Voyage of Sindbad the Seamah, 31

deliver it to them, together with the unsold goods. Say me then.
wiJr thovJ undertake the charge and land and sell them as other
merchants do?” I replied “Hearkening and obedieno: to thee,
O my lord; and great is thy kindness to me” and thanked hM;
whereupon be hade the sailors and porters bear the bales in question
ashore and commit them to my charge. The ship's scribe asked
him, “O master, what bales are these and what merchant's name
shall i write upon them?"; and he answered, “Write on them
the name of Sindbad the Seaman, him who was with us in the
ship and whom we lost at the Rukh's island, and of whom we have
no tidings: for wc mean this stranger to sell them; and we will
give him a part of the price for his pains and keep the rest till we
return to Baghdad w'here, if w'e find the owner we will make it
over to him, and if not, to his family.” And the clerk said, Tby
words are apposite and thy rede is right.” Now when I heard
the captain give orders for the bales to be inscribed with my name,
I said to myself, “By Allah, I am Sindbad the Seam^!" So
\ armed mysdf with courage and patience and waited till all the
merchants had landed and were gathered together, talking and
chaffering about buying and selling; then I went up to the captain
and asked him, ”0 my lord, knowest thou what manner of man
was this Sindbad, whose goods thou hast committed to me for
sale?”; and be answered, “I know* of him naught save that he
was a man from Baghdad'city, Sindbad bight the Seaman, who
was drowned w'ith many others when we lay anchored at such an
island and I have heard nothing of him since then,” At this 1
cried out with a great cry and said, ”0 captain, whom Allah keep!
know that I am that Sindbad the Seaman and that I was not
drowned, but when thou castest anchor at the island, I landed
with the rest of the merchants and crew; and I sat down in a
plearant place by myself and ate somewhat of food I had with
me and enjoyed myself till I became drow^ and was drowned
in sleep; and when 1 awoke, 1 found no ship and none near me,
These goods are my goods and these bales are my bates: ^nd aU
the merchants who fetch jewels from the Valley of Diamonds saw
me there and will bear me witness that I am the very Sindbad the
Sraman; for 1 r^ted to them everything that had befallen me
and told them how you forgot me and left me sleeping on the
island, and that betided me which bedded me." When the pas-
sengers and crew heard tny words, they gathered about me and
some of them believed me and others disbelieved: but presently.

Alp I*avlah wa Laylaii.

behold, one of the merchants, hearing me mention the Valley of
Diamonds, came up to me and said to them, ‘“Hear what I say,
good pcoplcl When 1 related to you the most wonderful thing
in my travels, and J told you that, at the time we cast down our
slaughtered animals into the Valley of Serpents (I casting with
the rest as was my wont), there came up a man hanging to minf,
ye believed me not and gave me the lie.” “Yes ” quoth they,
"thou didst tell us some such tale, but we had no call to credit
thee.” He resumed, "Now this is the very man, by token that
he gave me diamonds of ^eat value, and high price whose hte
are not to he found, requiting me more than would have come up
sticking tcj my quarter of meat; and 1 companied with him to
Bassorah'dty, where he took leave of us and went on to his native
stead, whilst we returned to our own land. This is he; and he told
us his name, Sindbad the Seaman, and how the ship left him on
the desert island. And know' ye that Allah hath sent him hither,
so might the truth of my story be made manifest to you. Moos'
over, these arc his goods for, when he first foregathered with us,
he told us of them; and the truth of his worda is patent." Hearing
the merchant's speech the captain came up to me and considered
me straitly aw'hife, after which he said, “What was the mark on
thy bales?” "Thus and thus,’* answered 1. and reminded him of
somewhat that had passed between him and me, when I shipped
with him from Bassorah. Thereupon he was convinced that 1 was
indeed Sindbad the Seaman and took me round the neck nnH
^ye me joy of my safety, saying, "By Allah, O my lord, thy case
is indeed wondrous and thy talc marvellous: but lauded be Allah
who hath brought thee and me together again, and who hnrh

restored to thee thy goods and gear!"-^And Rh^Thr a^rid per'

ceived the dawm of day and ceased to say her permitted say.

«Ii)£n it Miai (fie Jfibc gnmhrch attb jFiftictli iJiBhl,

She ^d. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Sindbad
the S^an thus continued:—‘Alhamdoldlah!" quoth the cap*
tain, ^^laudcd be Allah who hath restored unto thee thy goods and
Then 1 disposed of my merchandise to the of my
skill, and profited largely on them whereat I rejoiced with exceed'
joy and congratulated myself on my safety and the recovery
of my goods. We ceased not to buy and sell at the several islands

Third Voyage of Sinddad the 5 iLufA>i.

till we came to the land of Hind, where we bought doves and
ginger and all mdinner spices, and thence we fared on to the land
of Sind, where also we bought and sold, in these Indian seas, I
saw wonders without number or count, amongst others a fish like
a cow which bringeth forth its young and sucldeth them like
human beings; and of its skin bucklers are made/ There were
eke fishes like asses and camds* * and tortoises twenty cubits wide.*
And I saw also a bird that coineth out of a sca-shdl and layeth
eggs and haccheth her chicks on the surfaoe of the water, nevCT
coming up from the sea to the land.* Then wc set sail again
with a fair wind and the blessing of Almighty Al l ah ; and, after a
prosperous voyage, arrived safe and sound at Bassorah. Here I
abode a few days and presently returned to Baghdad where i went
at once to my quarter and my house and saluted my family and
familiars and friends. 1 had gained on this wyage w-hat was
beyond count and reckoning, so I gave alms and largesse and dad
the widow and the orphan, by way of thpnksgiving for my happy
return, and fdl to feasting and making merry with my companions

^ Evidsnllr tJir hippopotamstt ' vitL 25^ ix. 2 Jiod mil. M). h esn hsMlr b*
tht MuI*ccmi Tapir, m shitki* mte iwt maEk of rhe hMc. Hn!c the buSilo

which IK wiy fo [mian rii( Persis; but (M* uioudJ not be a ipcclotum

•The fish It irom Plbr (in. 3)5 aU fhoM tai» wc fautulEd the

mwiiiEC {whole prctubirMcc haire fug;^^ted the ejuncl)^ the leiil end the

iluiong or iKwralf 1 hivc noticed (ZaFiaibar e 305) of ieh[hyol<^]c^l mvirtli

current ofi ihe East Africm inboard; end even eke mqawtcri d( the ^otlUh watert ue
HO! pU ktwiwn : witnea* the mysMrious ^'hfisdie." See Ikeharr Cttii i. 7 1 and Fnrchii
iji, ^30.

■The coWsJ WTteisc is noticed by ^ILnu me Ndt Atiinuil. by Strabo CUb.

1 ^. Pliriy Cut. 10) and rHodom* Skoluj (iv^ 1) who htA heerd of tithe i?f CheSnno-
phji^. lunke^ them cntrtK hiii« near Taprbbjftir find ^emnn xs Kouse-wf^;

fitJicit mm the flkell iheo bu^a und «m*eks- A oolo^sochelye dm fisynd on rhe
Sowalik Rills bv Dr. Filconcr end Major (efterwimis Sir Pfoby > In

Fjndi: Blanchflld dhihited to ihc AcaitSmlc tks SdetlCCS a mollMiir mb ftmn Jipaii 1.30
ttiEiirt Ifjtig {Of 3-50 irududm* ensl other miVzWm have rep^ed 4 mcir^ lit*

cnaTaCfSt tttm never ta certM prowli!^ and acijin gn:*l ilimeMfliti under rmv-otirahJe

□mmutAnm, fr- when not inMiblcd by mint,

* Line fiigatfiK <«1. and with some pfobnbiltty^ rhat the bni wai a mutifsis; but
rhe wild cTii^k lions cuncemiirff the bamikdr^wf Tmty perbaps have been thc^hM of the
fjible. Tlrt albatfoa tUv wu bfnf suppeised never to toadi tmii Pojwihly the baroAdej
Tike the baremeti or Tartmim Umb, may be a ■arvivcT wf ihe lUy wben the anmuil tmt
trcfctabEc kinfdnmi had not ftt bfajtflhed dfinio different direcdwi*

VOL VI.

Alf LA-sn-Aii WA Laylak.

and in timates and forgot, while eating well and drinking wdl and
dressing well, everything that had b^allcn me and all the perils
and hardships 1 had suffered. 'These, then, are the most adimrable
things I sighted on my thu d voyage, and to-morrow, an it be the
will of AU^, you shall come to me and 1 will relate the adventures
of my fourth voyage, which is sdll more wonderful than those you
have already heard." (Saitb he who telleth the tale), Then Sindbad
the Seaman bade give Sindbad the Landsman an hundred golden
dinars as of wont and called for food. So they spread the tables
and the company ate the night-meal and went their ways, mar¬
velling at the tak they had heard. The Porter after taiung his
gold passed the night in his own house, also wondering at w'hat
his namesake the Seaman had told him, and as soon as day broke
and ^e morning showed wdth its sheen and shone, he rose and
praying the dawn-prayer betook himseir to Sindbad the Seaman,
who returned his s^ute and received him with an open breast and
cheerful favour and made him sit wdth him. till the rest of the
company amved, when he caused set on food and they ate and
dtank and made merry. Then Sindbad the Seaman bespake them
and related to them die narrative of

The Fouitli Voyage of SiWhod the Semiwn,

Know, O my brethren that after my return from my third voyage
and ftmcgaAenng with my friends, and forgetting all my perils
and hardships In the enjoyment of case and comfort and repose, 1
visited one day by a company of merchants who sat down
with me and talked of foreign travel and traffic, rill the old bad
man within me yeamed to go with them and cnjtiy the sight of
strange countries, and I longed for the society of the various races
of mankind and for traffic and profit. So I resolved to travel with
t^m and buying the necessaries ftrr a long voyage, and great store
of co^ly goods, more than ever hefoie, transported them from
Baghdad to Bassorah where I took ship with the merchants in
question, who were of the chief of the town. We set out, trusting
in the blessing of Almighty Allah; and with a favouring breeje
an the best conditions we sailed from island to island and sea to

Fourth Voyacb op Sind&ad the Seauan. J5

nil otic iiay, there arose against us a contrary wind and the
captain cast out his anchors and brought the ship to a standsdli,
fearing lest she should founder in raid-ocean. Then we all fell to
prayer and humbling ourselves before the Most High; but, as wc
were thus engaged there smote us a funous squiill which tore the
to rags and tatters; the anchorcable parted and, the ship
foundering, we tvere cast into the sea, goods and all. I kept my^
self aQoat by swimming half the day» tiU, when i had given mysell
up for lost, the Almighty threw in my way one of the planks of
the ship, whereon I and some others of the mer chan ts scxambled-

-And Shahrajad perceived the dawn of day and ce as ed saying

her permitted say>

it toad tfre lOunhrrb anh Jfiftp-firdt ^ighit

She said, it hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Sindbad
the continued as follows;—^And when the ship foundered

1 scrambled on to a plank with some others of the merchants and,
mounting it as we would a horse, paddled with our feet in the sea.
We abode thus a day and a night, the wind and waves helping us
on, and on the second day shortly before the mid-time between
sunrise and noon* the broese freshened and the sea wrought and
the rising waves cast us upon an island, well-nigh dead bodies for
weariness and want of deep, cold and hunger and fear and thirst.
We walked a[x>ut the shore and found abundance of herbs, where*
of we ate enough to keep breath in body and to stay our failing
spirits, then lay down and slept till moming hard by the sea-
And when morning came with its sheen and shone, we arose and
walked about the island to the right and left, till we came in sight
of an inbabitpd house afar off. So we made towards it, and ceased
not walking till we reached the door thereof when lo! a number
of naked hicti issued from it and without saluting us or a word
said, laid hold of us masterfully and carried us to their king, who
signed us to sit. So we sat down and they set food before us such

"*Ziliwth," «1 k> niEirtintt si limehewt. TEie fivir pr*^ nwtle iH

Moslem^ Ifttcff stticc icccuni of TimCt nmncniJmcurt w itr mviiton a dt-

ICttlqVe,

Alf Laylah wa LatlaH.

3s we knew not* * and whose like we had never seen in all our Uves.
My oompaninns ate of it, for of hunger, but my sumach
revolted from ii and I w-ouid not eat; and my refniiiung from it
was, by Allah’s favour, the cause of my being alive till now; for
no sooner iiad my comrades tasted of it than their reason lied and
their condition changed and they began m devour it like madmen
posseted of an evil spirit. Then the savages pve them to drink
of cocoa-nut oil and anointed them therewith; and straightway
after drinking thereof, thdr eyes turned into tlidr heads and they
fell to eating greedily, against their wont. When I saw this, I was
confounded and concerned for them, nor was I ie^ anxious about
myself, for fe;ir of the naked folk. So 1 watched them narrowly,
and it was not long before 1 discovered them to be a tribe of
Magian cannibals whose King was a Ghitl.® All who came to their
country or whoso they caught in their valleys or on their roads
they brcfught to this King and fed them upon that food and
anointed them with that oil, whereupon their stomachs dilated that
they might e:it largely, whilst thdr reason fled and they lost the
power of thought and became idiots. Then they stuffed them with
cocoa-nut oil and the aforesaid food, dil they became fat and gross,
when they slaughtered them by cutting thdr chrrjats and roasted
them lor the King's eating; but, as for the savages themselves,
they ate human flesh raw.* WTum ] saw this. I was sore dismayed

»Tltii ij thr 'rnwne herb." rJiv:*, vimtwl SuiJutn it) I59S fPur^hH i, lin)
$P^I "Qf A Itind of Mftl, (ifheroof K liTile beice *aien, ni;tkittli q man m turn f«lc ill
Accmmff ifl him to be irtK*miirt(!ia«d." Liiwdiaosi'i "Dirtirji" wm a poppy-W
bma tontoiTiijig flmidl kEmcIt like idckmi vlskh firjmprd tnd ^lifruftncefnl vt a ilttnk
"1*^ * iiT out of hin wia." Thit Li Fathtr Lobo'i "I'AfiauinJ”

of the CAffEi, C^Ipd by the Partujinrie duiro {DgUifit Xfrantfitium} tEtll Uicjd by dirhiMicif
woremoner*. It may be Dampicr'i Gangs (Caniah) ac Bang (BJianji which be juitly
ill KihiH JiffetBidT “apawJina ta ailrcfttit otmatitTiriortii for jwnr ir tfupefie*,
«licn IE imJ(« al«p 7 , other* memr and lonir nuiie mml," tfliriia, Csllect. ii. «0.)
^Frre.- b 1» mEntiont Dory, Buns antJ (‘oat. the Pdmt of Bemtei, an lofuBoo of poppy^

* Atab^^uf," betc an epic, a eannlbal, 1 cannot litit reiBjni the ■‘Ghiil of the watte"
a« aa embo^iiacat of the natural ftar and horror which i man feel* when he facer a iwIIt
danger^ de«n a* rr^nU canrjlwllam. AiU*m-a of eummon kmc

a^»» tr who) necessary »ve Ufe, and utdiicc our inawkiili rnodm) aemlliiEitT never
Dixinef chciic mha

Alimencu tnj

Cannlb^ i« iJic Massa^etw of Ecrod (i.), tjie Paid of Indji (in.), and the
twediuiH near Mmui {jvJ j Strabo (lib, ir.) of the Lud: Poaipoaiui Mela 7} and

Fourth Voyage oe Sinobaij the Seaman. yj

for myself aiitl my eomradeSt who were now become so stupefied
that they knew not what was done with diem and the naked folk
committed them to one who used every day to lead them, out and
pasture them on the island like cattle. And they wandered
amongst the trees and tested at will, thus waxing very fat, As for
me, ] wasted away and became sickly for fear and hunger and my
desh shrivelled on my bones^ which when the savages saw, they
left me alone and took no thought of me and so far forgot me that
one day I gave them the slip and walking out of their place made
for the beach which was distant and there espied a very old man
seated on a high place, girt by the waters. 1 looked at him and
knew' him for the herdsman, wKo had charge of pasturing my
fellows, and with him were many others in like case. As soon as
he saw me, he knew me to be in possession of my reason and not
afflicted like the rest W’hom he was pasturing: so signed to me
from afar, as who should say, “Turn tack and take tlte right-hand
road, for that will lead thee into the King's highway," So I turned
back, as he bade me, and foTlow^ed the right-hand road, now run'
ning for fear and then walking leisurely to rest me, till I was out
of the old man's sight, By this time, the sun had gone down and
the darkness set in: so 1 sac down to rest and would have slept,
but slcsjp came not to me that night, for stress of fear and famine
and fatigue. When the night was half spent, I rose and walked
on, rill the day broke in all its beauty and the sun rose over the
heads of the lofty hills and athwart the low gravelly plains. Now
I was weary and hungry and thirsty; so I ate my fill of herbs and
grasses that grew' in the island and kept life in body and stayed
my stomach, after which I set out again and fared on all that day
and the next night, staying my greed with roots and hierbs; nor

St-Jerejnf (sd JorjiuimjDrSwii- M. Pftlolocatei thciniiiDriigviii,B krueJism of^KTifir*
on, 171, wtd in AnBiitivin (th« AmlMinanwn ides*}, pwiribl? the (m Maniokl whkti
FtEirmK ('^4i wiih iJi£ XEcfabir^, pl£i4;ci ^wi die Eitiicm fidt of of

HcTEBat; and Lbtncis derive^ thc HcrokJiffn fmBBUCt; wFiidi Birracta the iran of ilupt

(See Scrapion^ Dt H. Kdlt- Errol's, p. 74, 6th

EdjL^. hnd* hii cunfiibub itt LftmEmy (Sumatra) anti Barthcma in ihc

“l*It of Gi-ira"' (Jivsi). Ibn AhVVanli and Al-K;fmni notice them tn the Iih
in the Situ of ihc Z^i t the name U MrTupted Pefika

the dcc-deaccftdctj rjiqic of CamoetKi in nlic LttSr ir, 1^).- 1 ne Brcu.r Edit,

(i¥, SZ) eaUi^thtm ‘^KhawiHj^^cfifiain KttiTian* in Eisiem At^a- Nwdiw lo flay
dtat coQa£-fLut dl wouJJ bav^ ao itupcfjntiii cfftxt ynluss niiml with ofjjum pr daturA,
hemp or henbane.

Ai^ Laylau wa Laylau.

did 1 cease walking for seven days and thdr nights, dl] the mom
of the eighth day, when 1 caught sight of a faint object in the
distance. So 1 made towards it, though my heart quaked for
all 1 had su^en^ hnt and last, and behold it was a company
of men gathering peppcr'grains.* As soon as they saw me, they
hastened up to me and surrounding me on all sides, said to me,
“Who art thou and whence come?’* I replietl. “Know, O folk,
that I am a poor stranger,'* and acquainted them with my case

and all the hardships and perils 1 had suffered,-And Shahrasad

perceived the dawn of day and ceased to say her permitted say.

EQbtn it buifif tf;r Jfitae jQ^untttch anb ^fiftp'Setmib

She said, it hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Sindbad
the Seaman continued:—And the men gathering pepper in the
island questioned me of my case, when 1 acquainted them with all
the hardships and perils I had suffered and howl had fled from the
savages* whereat ^ey marvelled and gave me joy of my safety,
saying, “By Allah, this is wonderful! But how didst thou esc^
from these blacks who swarm in the island and devour all who
in with them; nor is any safe from them, nor can any get out of
their clutches?” And ^tcr 1 had told them the fate of my com'
panions, they made me sic by them, till they got quit of their
work: and fetched me somewhat of good food, which I ate, for I
was hungry, and i^ed awhile, after which they took ship with me
and carrying me Cxi dieir island-home brought me before their
King, who returned my salute and received me honourably and
questioned me of my case, I told him all that had befallen me,
from the day of my leaving Baghdad-ciiy, whereupon he wondered
with great wonder at my adventures, he and his courtiers, and
bade me sit by him; then he called for food and 1 ate with him
what sufficed me and washed my hands and returned thanks to
Almighty Allah for all His favours praising Him and glorifying
Him. Then I left the King and walked for solace about the city.

‘Blidt ptpper II ^Ftylmcd in the Goansr but w« mut; gfi Kweh to find tlie "BiHd
iLFiW” (h<H!ts of pepper) r'j. Mala bur. The cnnrhltMt prkt* dcmsndt^ hj- Venice for
thii ipiie led dirtcUr to tJic dbcaverr of The Cape mole bp t]« PoTtugueu; u the "Gr*int
oT ParuliK** ^Amofliitni Gnimm) ParuHti) toilneed the Enstiih to cxplnre the Weat
AfltCu CfiMlL

Fourth Voyag£ ^ihdbati tks 39

which 1 found wealthy and populous, abounding in market-streets
well stocked with fot^ and merchandise and tuU of buyers and
sellers. So I rcioiced at having reached so pleas^t a place anU
look my ease ih^re after my fatigues; aiid 1 made frieD^ with me
cownsiolk, nor was it long bciore 1 became mon: in honour and
iavcoir wsth them and their King any ol the chief moioi the
realm. Now 1 saw that all the citizens, great and small, rode fine
horses, high-priced and diorough-bred, without saddles or housings,
whereat 1 wondered and said to the King, Wherefor^ O my lord,
dost thou not ride with a saddle? The^ is ease for the ndcr
and increase of power.” “What is a pddle. asked he;
saw nor used such a thing in all my lif ei and I answered, w i
thy permissioQ I will make thee a saddle, that thou mayest ride ^
it and see the comfort thereof" And quoth he,^ „

quoth 1 to him, “Furnish me with some wood, which being
brought, I sought mea cki^’er carpenter and sit^g by hro ^owed
him how to make the saddle-tree, prtraymg for him
thereof in ink on the wood. Then I took

made felt of it, and, covering the saddle-tree with leather, stuffed it
and polished it and attached the girth and sturup lathers; ^ttr
which I fetched a blacksmith and described to hip the fashion of
the stirrups and bridk-bit. So he forged a tine pmr o stirrups
a bit. and filed them smooth and tinned’ them. Moreover, I made
fast to them fringes of silk and fitted bndlpleatheis to the ^it.
Then 1 fetched one of the best of the royal horses ^j^addhng
and bridling him, hung the stirrups to the saddle and
the King. The thing took hk fancy and he thanked me; to he
mounted and rcioiced greatly in the saddle and ^cw^ed me
handsomely for my work. When the King s saw the saddle,

he asked of me one 'ike it and I made it for him. Furthennore,
all the grandees and olficers of state came for saddles to me: so i
fell to making saddles (having taught the craft to the
and blacksmith), and selling them to all who sought, till 1 amass^
great wealth and became in high honour and great favour with the
King and his household and grandees. 1 abode thus till, one day,
as 1 was sitting with the King in all respect and contentment, he

■rrttii, AmT*. wnlj * JCCitijgiJicr i>f iJie AAS>'rifl:n AnmkiJi,

ICflU W

Alf Laylah wa Laylah.

said to me, ‘"Know thou, O $uch an one, thou an become one of
us, dear as a brother, and we hold tliee in such regard and affection
that we cannot pan with thee nor suticr thee to leave our aty,
wherefore 1 desire of tlroe obedience in a certain matter, and I will
not have thee gamsay me." Answered I, "O King, what is it thou
dearest of me? Far be it from me to gainsay dice in aught, for [ am
indebted to thee for many favours and bounties and much kindness,
and (praised be Allah!) I am become one of thy seiwants." Quoth
he, "I have a mind to marry thee to a fair, clever and agreeable wife
who is wealthy as she is beautiful; so thou mayst be naturdlised
and domiciled with us: ! will Itjdge tliee with me In my palace;
wherefore oppise me not neitlier cross me in tliis." When I heard
these words t w'as ashamed and held tny peace nor could make
him any answer,' hy reason of my much bashfulness before him.
Asked he, "Why dost thou not reply to me, O my son?"; and 1
answered, saying, "O my master, it is thine to command, O King
of the age!" ^ he summoned the Kazi and the witnesses and
married me straightway to a lady of a noble tree and high pedi¬
gree; wealthy in moneys and means; the tlower of an .indent race;
of surpassing b€aut>* and grace, and the owner of farms and estates

and many a dw-eUing-pIace.-'And Shahrazad jHurceived the

dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say.

CBhtti if toag ffie iftbe t:nh dFinp'lfjirb

She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Sindbad the
Seaman continued in these words:—^Now after the King my master
had married me to this choice wife, he also gave me a great and
gcK^ly house standing alone, together with slaves and officers, and
assigned me pay and allowances. So I became in ah ease and con¬
tentment anti delight and forgot cverj^hing which had befallen me
of weariness and trouble and hardship: for 1 loved my wife with
fondest love and she loved me no less, and wc were as one and
abode in the utmost ctunfort of life and in te happiness. And I
said in myself, W^en I return to my native land, I will carry her
with me," But whatso is predestined to a man, that needs must
be, and none knoweth what shall befal him. We lived thus a

* Our AnWan THmi* hd prohahU , Penrlnpe nr tv(o «ti humt und lindi t Cahrw
«« thlt Oiysii. Hu motjticr 4t thr ni-TTfiim of W«inian1unrl It noMhtc.

Fourth VovAcfi op Sindbad the Seaman,

great while, dll Almighty Allah bereft one of my neighbours of his
wife. Now he was a gossip of nune; so hearing the cry of the
kecners I went in to conrJole with him on hi** loss and found him
in very ill plight, full of trouhk and weary ol soul and mind. I
condoled with hiin and comforted him, saying, not for thy

wife w'ho hath now found the mercy of Allah; the Lord will surely
give thee a better in her stead and thy name shall be great and thy
life shall he long in the land, Inshallah!“^ But he wept bitter
tears and replied, * *'0 my friend, how can I many another wife
and how shall Allah replace her to me with a better than she.
whenas I have but one day left to live?” "O my brather,” said I,
“return to thy senses and announce not the glad tidings of thine
own death, for thou art well, sound and in good case“By thy
bfe, O my friend," rejoined lie, “to'morrow thou wilt Itwe me and
will nev'er see me again till the Day of Resurrection.” 1 asked,
“How so?” and he answered, “TTiis very day they bury my
wife, and they bury me with her in one tomb; for it is the custom
with iis, if the wife die first, to bury the husband alive with her
and in like manner the wife, if the husband die firat; so that
neither may enjoy life after losing his or her mate. “By Allah,
cried 1, *‘this is a most vile, lewd custom and not to he endured of
any!" Meanwhile, behold, the most part of tlie townsfolk came
in and fell to condoling with my gossip for his w*ife and for him'
self. Presently they bid the dead w'oman out, as was their wont;
and, setting her on a bier, carried her and her husband without the
city, till tliey came to a place in the side of a mountairi at the end
of the island by the sea; and here they raised a great rock smd
discovered the mouth of a atone'ri^'etted pit or well,* leading
dowti into a vast underground cavern that ran beneath the moun'
tain. Into this pit they threw the corpse, then tying a rope of
palm'fibres under the husbond^s armpits, they let iu'm down into
the cavern, and with him a great pitcher of fresh water and seven
scones by way of viaticum." When he came to the bottom, he
loosed himself from the rope and they drew it up; and, stoppin g
the mouth of the pit with the great stone, they returned to t he

'Hiesc aiv rbc tit cwiiQilatiait on ittdt oeuiian^; tke aniiiic

pirt ift ihclr cQBiTiist willi the EieLfrirnina le »-jao*-cr's i>trcip«t
»Ui. ■'* mat^n uf Itfct ih<f curtuTOTH: a well

* ! iitrr MwaFc iKb tif the ic the custom df way met,

tKc trtititJ be fe-irfilr by the Sud {Sut»c)-ritc of sbe Hindui- Ssjnplc

viTTiqjulrnre wsa and id by" many pcuple.

42 Alf Layuvu wa Laylam.

city^ my fn&nd in tKc csvcm with ius dcid wifc« 1

5 thW 1 Co niysdl, "By AJJaH, this tsshion ot death is more
grievous than the tirsti ’ And 1 went in to the King and ^d to
him. “O my lord, why do ye bury the quick with the dead?
Quoth he, "It hath been the custom, thou must know, of our
forbears and our olden Kings from time immemorial, if the
husband die tim, to bury his wife with him, and the like with
the wife, so we may not sever them, ^ve or de^." 1 asked,

"O King of the age, if the wife of a foreigner like myself die
among you, deal ye with him as with yonder man? i and he
answered, "Assuredly, we do with him even as thou hast seen."
When I heard this, my gall-bladder was like to burst, for the
violence of my dismay and concern for myself: my wit became
dazed; 1 felt as if in a vile dungeon; and hated their society; for
1 went about in fear lest my wife should die before me and they
bury me alive widi her. However, after a while, 1 comforted
mysell, saying, "Haply I shall predecease her, or shall have
returned to my own land before she die, for none knoweth which
j^hall go first and which shall go last." Tlicn I applied myself to
diverting my mind from this thought with various occupadoos;
hut it was not long before my wife sickened and complained and
took to her nillow and fared after a few days to the mercy of
Allah; and the King and the rest of the folk came, as w'as their
wont, to condole with me and her family and to console us for
her loss and not less to condole with me for myself. Then the
women washed her and arraying her in her richest raiment and
golden omamertts, necklaces and jewellery, laid her on the bier
and bore her to the mountain aforesaid, where th^ lifted the cover
of the pit and cast her in; after which all my intimates and ac'
quaintanccs and my wife's kith and kin came round me, to farewell
me in my lifetime and console me for my owm death, whilst I cried
out among them, saying, “Almighty Allah never made it lawful to
hury the quick with the dead! I am a stranger, not one of your
kind; and I cannot abcar your custom, and had 1 known it I
never would have wedded among you!" They heard me not and
paid no heed to my words, but laying hold of me, bound me by
force and let me down into the cavern, with a large guggkt of
sweet water and seven cakes of bread, according to their custom.
When I came to the Ixittom, they tailed out to me to cast myself
loose from the cords, but I refuse to do so; so they threw- ihem
down on me and. closing the mouth of the pit with the stones

Fourth Votage op Sinbbai> the Se.o>ia^.

afor^s^d, went tbetf ways,-And Shahrazad perceived the

dawn of day and ceased to say her permitted say.

fithen it teas tfie Jfibr l^ttnlirth anh

She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Sindirtd
the continued^'—they left me m the cavern with

my dead wife and, closing the mouth of the pit, went their wajra,

1 looked about me and found myself in a vast cave full of dead
bodies, that exhaled a fulsome and loathsome smell and the air
was hcaty with the groans of the dying. Thereupon 1 fell to
blaming myself for what I had done, saying. By Al l ah , 1 d^erve
all that hath befallen me and all that shall befai mcl W^t curse
was upon me to take a wife in this city? There is no Majesty and
there is no Might save in Allah, the Glorious, the Great! As often
as I say, I have escaped from one calam ity, 1 fall into a worse.
By Allah, this is an abominable death to diel Would Heaven
I had died a decent death and been washed and shrouded like
a man and a Moslciii, Would 1 had been drowned at ^
or perished in the mountains! It were better than to die this
miserable death!" And on such wise I kept bkroing my own
folly and greed of gain in that black hole, knowing not night from
day; and 1 not to ban thfi Foul Fi^d ^nd to bless the

Almighty Friend. Then 1 threw myself down on the bon^ ol the
dead and lay there, implcisring Allah s help and in the yiolence^ot
my despair, invoking death which came not to me, till the tire
of hunger burned my stomach and thirst set my throat aflame
wlmn I sat up and feeling for the br^d, ato a tuorsci and
upon it swallowed a mouthful of watp. After this the wor^
night I ever knew* 1 ait>se* and exploring the cavern* found that
it extended a long way with hollows in its sides; and floor
was strewn with d^d bodies and rotten bones, that had lain there
from olden time. So I made myself a pbee in a cavity of the
cavern, afar from the corpses lately thrown down and there slept.
! abode thus a long while, till my provision was like to pve
out; and yet I ate not save once even,- day or second day;
nor did I drink more than an occasional draught, for fear my
victual should fail me before my death; and I said to myself,
"Eat little and drink little; belike the Lord shall vouchsafe
deliverance to thee!" One day. as 1 sat thus, pondering my ca^

Au' Laviah wa Lavlah.

and bechmking me bow 1 should do, when ray bread and water
should be exhausted, behold, the stone that covered the opening
was suddenly rolled away and the light streamed down upon rae.
Quoth I, “I wonder what is the matter: Imply they ha\ne brought
another corpse." Then 1 espied folt standing about the mouth
of the pit, who presently kt down a dead man and a Uve wo-
man, weeping and bemoaning herself, and with her an ampler
supply of brc^ and water than usual.' 1 saw her and she w'as a
beautiful woman; but she saw me not; and they closed up the
opening and went away. Then I took the leg-bone ot a dead man
and, going up to the woman, smote her on the crown of the head;
and cried une cry and fell down in a swoon. I smote her
a second and a third time, till she was dead, when 1 Lud hands on
her bread and water and found on her great plenty of ornaments
and rich apparel, necklaces, jewels and gold trinkets'^ for it was
their custom to bury women in all their finery, i carried the
vivers to my sleeping place in the cavem'side and ate and drank
of them sparingly, no more than sufficed to keep the life in me, lest
the provaunt come speedily to an end and I perish of hunger and
thirst. Yet did I never wholly lose hope in Almighty Allah. I
abode thus a great while, killing all the live folk they let down into
the cavem and taking thdr prewisjons of meat and drink; till
one day, as 1 slept, I was awakened by something scratching and
burrowing among the bodies in a comer of the cave and said,
“What can this be?" fearing wolves or hyamas. So I sprang up
and seising the leg'hone aforesaid, made for the noise. As s>on as
the thing waa ware of me, it fied from me into the inward of the
cavern, and lo! it was a wild beast. Hov/ever, \ followed it to the
further end, till I saw afar off a point of light not bigger than a
star, now appearing and then disappearing. So t made for it, and
as f drew near, it grew larger and brighter, till I was cemified that
it was a crevice in the rock, leading to the open country; and I
said to myself, ''There must be some reason for this opening;
either it is the mouth of a second pit, such as that by \vhich they
let me dowm, or else it is a natur^ feure in the stonery," So I
bethought me awhile and nearing the light, found that it came

* ihc wtrt vtikcr thnA a mafl The RrcBl Kdit, hnw^cf-p hiu gtigglei of

IfjErr mil (tvf fcnnewT"

■ The coTifc¥sion h miute with irue Eaitem Mng/rttid iritl pmbftbty nont of the heimt
of thr murdm which Mv«i the lire.

Fourth Voyage op Sindsad the Seamak.

from a breach in the bade side of the mountain, which the wild
had enlarged by burrowing, that they mi^t enter and
devour the dead and freely go to and fro. When I saw dm, my
Spirits revived and hope came back to me and I made sure of life,
after having died a death. So t w’Cnt on, as in a dre^, and
making shift to scramble through the breach found myself on the
slope of a high mountain, overlooking the salt sea and cutting off
all theteto from the island, so that none could come at that
part of the beach from the I praised my Lord and thanked

Him, rejoicing greatly and heartening myself with the prospect of
deliverance: wen I returned through the crack to the cavern and
brought out all the food and water I had saved up and donn^
some of the dead folk’s clothes over my own; after which I gath'
ered tctgether all the collars and nec klac es of pearls and jewels
and trinkets of gold and silver set with precious stones and other
ornaments and v'aluables 1 could find upon the corpses; and,
making them into bundles with the grave clothes and rain^t of
the dead, carried them out to the badk of the mountain facing the
sea'shore, w'here I established myself, purposing to wait there rill
it should please Almighty Allah to send me relief by means of
some passing ship. 1 visited the cavern daily and as often as I
found folk buried alive there, I killed them all indifferetitly,
men and women, and took their victual and valuables and trans'
ported them to my seat on the sea'shnre. Thus I abode a long

^bile,-^And Shahraxad perceived the dawm of day and ceased

saying her permitted say.

IQIt^n it teas Jf ibe JSiunlircli anb JFiftP'fifrf]

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, ^t Sindbad die
Seaman continued:—^And after carrying all my vii^aJs and valu-
ables from the cavern to the coast I abode a long while by the sea,
pondering my case, till one day I caught sight of a ship passmgin
the midst of the dashing sea, swollen wi^ dashing biUtws.^ bo 1
took a piece of a white shroud I had with me and, tying it to a

‘7T«» mlc b evidently t»kcn frtBii ihc c»«|« of MnKftbn

pit into which he huJ b«n thtwm, * fiw hciitg bt (suitb- Tht Atb^ in an can, d y
emer sto^cnti ofGreek litctaww. Hole fp-1«) noted tic ewneidefiW.

Au Latumi wa Laylah.

staff, ran along the sei'shore, mating signok tlierewith and calling
to the people in the ship, till they espied me and hearing my
shouts, sent a boat to fetch me off* * When it drew near, the crew
called out to me, saying, "Who art thou and how earnest thou to
be on this mountain, whereon never saw we any in our bom
days?" I answered, *“1 am a gentleman’ and a merchant, who hath
be^ wrecked and saved myself on one of the planks of the ship,
with seme of my goods: and by the blessing of the Almighty and
the decrees of Destiny and my own strength and skill, after much
toil and moil I have landed with my in this place where I
awaited some passing ship to take me ofL" So they took me in their
boat together with the bundles 1 bad made of the jewels and valu'
ables from the cavem, tied up in clothes and shrouds, and rowed
back with me to the ship, where the captain said to me, "How
earnest thou, O man, to yonder place ern yonder mountain behind
which heth a great city? All my life I have sailed these seas and
passed to and fro hard by these heights; yet never saw I here any
living thing save wild b^ts and birds." I repeated to him the
story 1 had told the sailors,* but acq uain ted him with nothing of
that which had befallen roe in the city' and the cavern, lest there
should be any of the iaknJry in the shm* Tlien I took out some
of the best pearls I had with me and offered them to the captain,
saying, "O my lord, thou hast been the means of saving me off
this mountain, 1 have no ready money; but take this from me in
requital of thy kindness and good offices." But he refused to
accept it of me, saying, "When we find a shipwrecked man on the
sea'shorc or on an island, we take him up and give Kim meat and
drink, and if he be naked we clothe him; nor t^e we aught from
him; nay, when we reach a port of safety, we set him ashore with
a present of our own money and entreat him kindly and charita¬
bly, for the bve of Allah the Most High." So I prayed that his life
be long in the land and rejoiced in my escape, trusting to be de¬
livered from my stress ana to forget my past mishaps; for every
time 1 nemembered being let down into the cave with my dead wife
I shuddered in horror Then we pursued our voyage and sailed
from hland to island and sea to sea, till we arrived at the Island of

* BtoI. lidlr. "Khwijah," oaf "How^ec." ntesniiig ■ KbnwbnAlter, m min of Ictccn; •

*Aiid lie ctoei rcptut it full wh,it tic htitren ihlcie h^'vt Icnewn righr »eiL I

Fourth Votage op Sosidbad the Seaman.

the Bell, which containeth a city two days* pumey in extent,
whence after a six days* run wc reached the Island Kala, hard by
the land of Hind.* This place is governed by a potent and
puissant King and it produceth exedkne camphor and an abun'
of the Inian rattan: here also is a lead mine. At last by
the dea:rce of Allah, we arrived in safety at Bassorah-lown whpe
1 tarried a few days, then went on to Baghdad-dty, and. finding
my quarter, enter^ my house with lively pleasure. There 1 fore'
gathered with my family and friends, who rejoiced in my happy
return and gave me joy of my salety. I laid up in my storehouses
all the goods I had brought with me, and gave alms and largesse to
Fakirs and beggars and clothed the widow and the orphan. Then
I gave mysdf up to pleasure and enjoyment, returning to my old
merry mode of lif^e. "Such, then, be the moat marvellous adven¬
tures of my four^ TOyage* but to-moirow if you will kindly come
to me. I win tell you that which befel me in my fifth voyage, which
was yet rarer and more marvellous than those which forewent it.
And thou, O my brother Sindbad the Landsman, shalt sup
with me as thou art wont." {Saith he who tdietli the talc), Whm
Sindbad the Seaman had made an end of his story, he called for
supper; so they spread the table and the guests ate the evening
mead; ^tcr which he gave the Porter an hundred dinars as usual,
and he and the rest of the company went their ways, glad at heart
and marvelling at die talcs they had heard, for that each story
inore cxtniordiD^ry' tKan that wliich tore went it. The portsr SirtcJ'
bad passed the night in hm own house, in all joy and cheer and
wondennent; and, as soon as morning came with its sheen and
shonC:, he prayed the dawn^prutyer and repaired to the house of
Sindhad the Seaman^ who welcomed him and bade him sic with
hinr) till the rest of the conipany arrived, when they ate and drank
and made merry and the talk went round amongsc theiTi. Presefitly,
thdr host began the narrative of the fifth voyage,——And Shahra^
2 ,ad perceived the dawn of day and ceased to say her permitted say.

^ Iwhmd (if the IhU (Arab, ra^dift* psnR useii by aifiitiiuia bm fbrbiJdcn

IS Mtuliiw), ^ u written ‘' KulUir* anii * varicTy of wati. B aw SVakk.

enitr plicc* It flt iCeydiiJi in tic Malay pcninsaili* i^ppo^rittSucnatra- Ranautiot iiktitifiea
it wiiiii Cilalut, about tbt point of Malibit/'

Alf Layxah wa Laylah,

SStim It teas tbc JTibf il^intiTFt) rniti

She said* It hath reached me, O auspidous King, that the host
began in these wurtis the narrative of

T/ie rifth Vo>’dge of ShidhoJ rhe Seanum.

KjJOWi O my brothers, that when ! iiad been awhile on shore after
my fourth voyage; and when, in my comfort and pleasures and
meny'makings and in my rejoicing over ijiy large gains and profits,
! had forgotten all I had endured of perils and sufferings, tlie
carnal man was again scaled with the longing to travd and to
see foreign countries and islands,^ Accordingly I bought costly
merchandise suited to my purpose and, making it up uito bales,
repaired to Bassorah, where I walked about the riva>quay till I
found a fine taH ship, newly builded with gear unused and fitted
ready for sea. She pleased me: so I bought her and, embarking
my goods in her, hired a master and crevv, over w’hom I set certain
of my slaves and servants as inspectors. A number of merchants
also brought their outfits and paid me freight and passage-money*
then, after reciting the Fatihah we sec saff over Allah’s pool in all
joy and cheer, promising ourselv^ a prosperous voyage and much
wofit. We sailed from city to city and from island to island and
from sea to sea viewing the cities and countries by which we
passed, and seUing and buying in not a few rill one day we to
a great uninhabited island, deserriid and desolate, whereon was a
white dome of biggest bulk half buried in the sands. TTie met'
chants landed to examine this dome, leaving me in the ship; and
when diey drew near, behold, it was a huge Rukh’s egg. They
fell a-beatmg it with stones, knowing not what it was, am present*
]y broke it open, W'hereupon much water ran out of it and the
young Rukb appeared within, So they pulled it forth of the shell
and cut its throat and took of it great store of meat. Now I was in
the ship and knew' not what they did; but presently one of the

’ ItLuujf, becauie A«b enrmjgrAphert Idt« t» pLci (h«lr ipttieu mirMuta w tuidi
pUco.

Fitth Voyage of Sindbah the Seaman,

passengers up to tne and said, "O my lord, come and look
at the egg that we thought to he a dotne," So I looked and seeing
the merchants heating it with stones, called out to them, “Stop,
stop! do not meddle with that egg, or the bird Rukh will come
out and break our ship and destroy us."’ But they paid no heed
to me and gave not over smiting upon the egg, when behold, the
day grew dark and dun and the sun was hidden from us, as if
some great cloud had passed over tlie firtnament.' So we raised
our eyes and saw that w-hat wc took for a cloud wras the Rukh
poised between us and the sun, and it w^as liis wings that darkened
the day. When he came and saw his egg broken, he cried a loud
cry, whereupon his mate came flying up and they both began
circling about the ship, crying out at us with voices louder than
thunder, I called to the Rais and crew', “Put out to sea and seek
safety in flight, before we be all destroyed," So the merchants
came on board and we cast off and made lustc from the island to
gain the open sea. When the Rukhs saw this, they flew off and we
crowded all sail on the ship, thinking to get out of their country;
but presently the tsvo re'appeared and flew after us and stood over
us, each carrying in its claws a huge bcailder which it had brought
from the mm mr at ns . As soon as the hc'Rukh came up with us,
he let fall upon us the rock he held in his pounces; hut the master
put about diip. so that the rock misjcd her by some small mattCT
and plunged into the waves with such violence, chat the dup
pitched h^h and then sank into the trough of the sea and the bo^
tom of the ocean appeared to us. Then the shc'Rukh let tall her
rock, which was bigger than that of her mate, and as Destiny had
decr^d. it fell on the poop of the ship and crushed it, the rudder
flying into twenty pieces; whereupon the vessel foundered and all
and everything on board were cast into the main.^ As for tne I
struggled for sweet life, till Almighty Allah threw in my way one

* UJce the ci](m|Mnion« of Ulysset wfia tie the Oiien idi.l.

^ the osortnmi* kingfisher of Liwisn’s True Histnry (Elb, ii.), ^

•This isle i» horwwetl from Ibti AUWiliJi, who adhs th*r the grefhonli
the morning sfier esxing the irmog Rulth with ttlstk hsif whteh wrsr turned white,
seine legend is roeountod hy Al-llirRiTi fob, AH- BOS=1-105^) whu wi» mniktoJ into
Ladn by Bwhirt (Hietunileon ii, p. S54) snd quoted by Hoff snii Lane fiii, lOJ), ^
ocelleat trudy of Mareo Polo'i R«kh Wiis msdc by mr ieurued friejid the Into Pnif. G.
C- BUiieoni of Boletus, -‘DellXTeMllo Rue," Bolrgna, Cembaiini, 18SB. Pn**- Biantoiu
predicted diet other gieni Unis wouh! be found in Madag wrer on the Ejut Africsn Coui
ofipoeite; but he died befa** hoirtng of Hihlcbraiid i discovefy.

VOL. VI.

Alf Laylah wa Laylak.

of ihc planks of the ship, to which J dung and bestriding it, fell
a'paddtog with my feet. Now the ship had gone down hard by an
island in the midst of the main and the winds and waves bore me
on till, by permission of the Most High, they cast me up on the
^orc of the island, at the last gasp for toil and distress and half
dead with hunger and thirst. So I landed more like a corpse chan a
live man and throwing myself down on the beach, lay there awhile,
dll I began to revive and recover spirits, when I walked about the
island and found it as it were one of the garths and gardens of
Paradise. Its trees, in abundance di^t, bore ripo'yellow fruit for
freight; its streams ran dear and bright; its Sowers were fair to
scent and to sight and its birds warblra wdth delight the praises of
Him to whom Delong permanence and all'might. So I ate my £11
of the fruits and slak^ my thirst with the water of the streams
till I could no more and I returned thanks to the Moist High and

glorified Him;--And Shabrasad perceived the da^Yi of day and

ceased saying her permicted say.

IHhen it toast the Jfihe Srunhreh onh dfiftp*tfdimth ^ishh

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Sindbad
the Seaman continued:—So when I escaped drowning and reached
the island w'hich afforded me fruit to eat and water to drink, I
returned thanks to the Most High and glorified Him; after which
I sat till nightfall, hearing no voice and seeing none inhabitant.
Then J lay down, well-nigh dead for cmvail and trouble and tenor,
and slept without surcease till morning, when I arose and walked
about under the trees, till 1 came to the channel of a draw-well fed
by a spring of running water, by which well sat an old man of
venerable aspect, girt about with a waist-deth* mafT<> of the fibre
of palm-fronds.* Quoth I to mysdf, "Haply this Shaykb b of
those who were wrecked in the ship and hath made his way to thb
bland." So I drew near to him and saluted him, and he returned
my salam by signs, but spoke not; and I said to him. "O nunde

* Ar»b, "tiir," the e«tien girb tjf Eeitern men; enti, luch preuved in the Meccu

pil^nmqgr. The "wiittHcbth'* u cidicr tidied cn vr kepi in pkcc by m ^irdlc-
■ Arab. *Tjr/' « mceedxncun^ for the wudeiui noi uoknbwFi in tht “THTkiili

i>f LfstiiiJciiu

Fifth Voyage of Sindbad the Seamak, ji

mine, what causech thee to sit here?" He shook his h^d and
moaned and signed to me with his hand as who should say, Take
me on thy shoulders and carry me to the other side of the well-
channel." And quoth I in my mind. "I will deal kindly with him
and do what be destretb; it may be I shall win me a reward in
Heaven for he may be a paralytic." So I took him on my back
and carrying him to the place whereat he pointed, said to him,
“"Dismount at thy leisure," But he would not get off my back
and wound his about my neck. I looked at them and seeing
that they were like a buffalos hide for blackness and roughness,'
was affrj^ced and would have cast him off; but he clung to me
and gripped my neck with his legs, till I was well-nigh choked, the
world grew black in my sight and I fell senseless to the ^ound
like one deid. But he stdl kept his seat and raising his legs
drummed with his heels and beat harder than palm-rods my ba^
and shoulders, till he forced me to rise for excess of pain, *0100
he signed to me with his hand to carry him hither and thither
among the trees which bore the best fnuG; and if ever 1 refund
to do his bidding or loitered or took my leisure he beat me with
his feet more grievously than if 1 had been beaten with whips.
He ceased not to signal with his hand wherever he was minded to
go; so 1 carried bim about the island, like a captive slave, and he
bepissed and conskited my shoulders and back, dismounting not
night nor day; and whenas he w*ished to sleep he wound his legs
about my neck and leaned back and slept awhile, then arose and
be at me; whereupon I sprang up in haste, unable to gainsay him
because of the pain he inflicted on me. And indeed I blamed
myself and sore repented me of having taken compassion on him

‘ The Penuu hiPt * FUaw monater eJltJ "Tasmeh-pi" -Scrt>Ws»

The ‘tjy Men" 'a not in ourji,ne.ounms nar an Ifrit *i in Siyf J-Maldk. dixlM-.
bui a iotott «rji«genifton qtf a pferiiBng in of Asii ind

AfncKt i Rtcrioi where the TicBc-fly ptereiiB the bKfdi hurden bewti. I bn tn

telli us th« in Maitbnr everyUiin* w»t borne iipM men’s I” Afrrtn the

kinelet rides a dsee, nod an erTetnoniiJus oicasions meaija hi* Fnmc Mtnisief- l_ nsve
oficri been redueed Do this scyle of conveyimce snd found man the w^rst imasifiable
ridina: »■ •«> hold nnd the ihirpness of the shnoldtMidge won ^ka the Jei^ who

inwiwubly. The dasiedsn nfwurse hitd the Shnylth of ihc St* in thcTnions
#!td Bachirt OBmo- ii- 6^8, SBO) notice* the homo imuetitiu, Senct Jik1*u» sihl Sena.
Marimis. Ht-k (p. ISJ ) the inevltahk oiirtn,outsn <tn*it o wood), one of

imtniUiiir,? eopyistt." *nil quotes “Dadny" in Scr.irw'* wmicet rtmunee lP«-t ii. Cbiipt
I) ind ^0.1* fib 42-^

AlJ LaTUAH WA LAiriAtf.

and continued in this condition, sufferiiig fatigue not to be dc'
scribed, tiU I said to mysdf, “I wrought him a weal and he
requited me with my ili; by Alliih, ne^'cr more will 1 do any man
a ser\'ice so long as I live!" And again and again I besought the
Most High that 1 might die, for stress of weariness and miseryj
and thus I abode a long while rill, one day, 1 came with him to a
place wherein was abundance of gourds, many of them dry. So 1
took a great dry gourd and, cutting open the liiead, scooped out
the inside and cleaned it; after which I gathered grapes from a
vine which grew hard by and squeesed them into the gourd, till it
was full of the juice. Then I stopped up the mouth and set it in
the sun, where I left it for some days, until it became strong wine;
and every day I used to drink of jt, to comfon and sustain me
under my fatmues with that fro ward and obstinate fiend; and as
often as I drai^ myself drunk, I forgot my troubles and took new
heart. One day he saw me drinking ;md signed to me with his
hand, as who should say, "What is that?" Quoth I, "Jt is an excel'
lent cordial, which chcEreth the heart and re^ iveth the spirit,"
Then, being heated with w'inc, I ran and danced with him among
the trees, dapping my hands and singing and making merry: and
I staggered under him by design. When he saw this, he signed to
me to give him the gourd that he might drink, and 1 feared him
and gave it him. So he took it and, draining it to the dregs, cast
it on the ground, whereupon he grew fmlicsoine and to

clap hands and jig to and fro on my shoulders and he made water
upon me so copiously that all my dress was drenched. Bur pre¬
sently the fumes of the wine rising to his head, he became help¬
lessly drunk and his side-muscles and Umbs relaxed and he
swayed to and fro on ray iiack. When I saw that he had lost his
senses for drunkenness, I put my hand to his kgs and, Ixising
diem from my neck, stooped down well-nigh to the ground ana

threw him at full length,-And Shahrasad perceiv^ the dawn

of day and ceased to say her permitted eay,

{Bhcn it biaff tJje JfitiE iljimhrrt) anh Jfiffp-cigljtf) .^is^jl.

She said, It hath reached me, O auspiciou-s King, that Sindbad the
Seaman continued:—So 1 threw the devil off my shoulders, hardly
crediting my deLverance from him and fearing lest he should shake
off his drunkenness and do me a misdiief. Then I took up a great

Fifth Voyage op Sinobad the Seamah.

stone from among the trees and coming up to him smote him
theiewith on the head with all my might and crushed in bis skuU
as he lay dead dnink. Thereupon his flesh and fat and blood
being in a pulp» he died and went to bis deserts. The Fire, no
mercy of Allan be upon him! I then returned, with a heart at
case, to my former station on the sea-shore and abode in that
island many days, eating of its fruits and dnnking of its waters
and keeping a look-out tor passing ships; till one day, as 1 sat on
the beach, recalling all that had belalkn me and saving, '‘I wonder
if Allah will save me alLw and restore me to my home and family
and friaadsl" behold, a ship w'as making for the island through
the dashing sea and clashing weaves. Presently, it cast anchor and
the passengers landed: so I made for them, and when they saw’ me
all hastened up to me and gathering round me questioned me of
my case how' 1 ramg thi^er. 1 told them all that had bended
me, whereat they marx’elled with exceeding mark’d and said, “He
who rode on thy sliouldcf is called tlie ‘Shaykh al-Bahr’ or Old
Klan of the &a,’ and none ev'cr felt his legs on neck and came off
alive but thou: and those who die under him he eateth: so praised
be Allah for thy safety!” Then they- set somewhat of food before
me, whereof I ate my fill, and gave me somew'hat of clothes
wherewith I clad mysdf anew and covered my nakedness: after
which they took me up into the ship, and we sailed days and
nights, till fate brought us to a place called the City of Ape^
budded w-ith lofty houses, all of which gave upon the sea and it
bad a single gate studded and strengthened with iron nails. Now
every ni^t, as soon as it is dusk die dw'cUers in this city use to
come forth of the gates and, putting out to sea in boats and
ships, pass the night upon the waters in their fear lest the apes
should come down on them front the mountains. Hearing this I
was sore troubled remembering what I had before suffered from
the ape-kind Presendy I landed to solace mi-seSf in the city, but
meanwhile the ship set sail without me and 1 repented of having

' M(uc literaSIy "TJir Chief nl the Sen i-Co-urt.** Sh*);kh besns W * fFittff mthp
tkiui an tlili* (toUflinann, nJdcrnmn>. So the "Otil Man *>( iJie fanioiu in

cnuaiiing dayi, wa» the Oiief llvhi ud Uic Nusayriyah dr Aitilrt r»m(e, a (K^nJlc^^
plviurganon of the Ltbanas. Our *"014 m"n" et the tcur ijiay Hhtt been msnrstEil by
d>o Koranic tnnimentaion on thapt, Ti. WSicn an InftOel rtK* f?vm tlw gp-ivc, » Mdc-M
fiSwe mecu him mvd wj», *'W'hy wontlcTcA thwi et my Idithsonensnf I am ^ne
EvUDcnla: thou did>tn4c upon mein (he wnrlJ and nn* Iirilliideirpdn thofr"* ^tuiinfl
tb« K^iiuR w (he wDida.)

Axf Latiaji wa Laylah.

gone ashore, and calling to mind my companions and what had
befallen me with the apes, first and after, sat down and fell
a-weeping and lamenting. Presently one of the townsfolk accosted
me and said to me, “O my lord, mesKmeth thou art a stranger to
these parts?” “Yes,” answered I, "I am indeed a stranger and a
poor one, who came hither in a ship which cast anchor here, and
I landed to visit the town; hat when I would have, gone on bca^
again, 1 found they had sailed without me.” Quoth he, ”Come
and embark with us, for if thou lie the night in the city, the apes
wnll destroy thee.” “Hearkening and obedience,*’ replied I, and
rising, straightway embarked with him in one of the boats, where'
upon they pushed off from shore and anchoring a mile or so from
the land, there passed the night. At daybreak, they rowed back
CO the city and landing, went each about his business. Thus they
did every' oight, for if any tarried in the town by night the apes
came down on him and slew him. As soon as it was day, the
apes left the place and ate of the fnuts of the gardens, then went
back to the mountains and slept there tiU nightf^ when they
came down upon the city." Now this place was in the
farthest part of the counoy of the blacks, and one of the strangest
things that befei me during my sojourn in the city was on this
wise. One of die company with whom I passed the night in the
Iwat, asked me, O my lord, thou art apparendy a stranger in
these parts; hast thou any craft whereat thou canst work?"; and
I answered. By Allah, O my brother, I have no trade nor know I
any handicraft, for I was a merchant and a man of money and
substance and had a ship of my own, laden with great store of

"I*«*lh* ii Gorilt.»J«id thtf* m,ny cf women

U ihe foTner to diem.

It tt th»t the entbnspoid ape le emwl hjr the ptwiCE of women and I

‘"v ^ hime iTflocephtlai w™ld h*v^ r»pe(f a £r\ h«f ir wt

lounj lurtt* who tiiIeeJ the DeaihlDr Ctrdciu «id mcniscric at
o/Eei. by the vicb™ „po.u« of the bnboone'

P^m. The fcmile nmltej* i^ueUy viliEin the «tfentionf of men aad I heard m India

u " tnowled,* »fto«rion had

^ ^ "bethcf aueh itimt would be viable ate

rXl^ l'^1 iMthw diffiedty to the pteudfl.-;iHi«

called ptyehflhjgy, „ ,uch mute wwdd hn^c only hall a »ut and inue by a Enotfoatf would

nieontaiiwopoaed lo Wl pT!h^««d meo
who might be tncfql u hewen of wtjod and drawen of waieri hi* idea wu to out the

ofhuwnity. I neverbewd whai boctaeof bii^b«ed.

Fifth Vcjvage of Siuobad the Seaman. 55

goods and merchandise: but it foundered at sea and all were
drowned excepting me who saved myself on a piece of plank
which Allah vouchsafed to me of His favour.” Upon this he
brought me a cotton bag and giving it to me, said, “Take this
bag and €11 it with pebbles from the beach and go forth with a
company of the townsfolk to whom 1 will give a charge respecting
thee. Do as they do and bdifcc thou shalt gain what may further
thy return voyage to thy native land/' Then he carried me to the
beach, where I filled my bag with pebbles large and small, and
presently we saw a company of folk issue from the town, each
bearing a hag like mine, with pebbles. To these he com¬
mitted me, commending me to their care, and saying, ‘This man
is a stranger, so cake him with you and teach him liow to gather,
that he may get his daily bread, and you will cam your reward
and recompense in Heaven.” “On our head and eyes be it!"
answered they and bidding me wdeorae, fared on with me till we
came to a spacious Wady, fuU of lofty trees with trunks so smooth
that none might climb them. IMow sleeping under these trees
were many apes, which when they saw us rose and lied from us
and swarmed up among the branches; w'hereupon my companions
began to pelt them with what they had in their ba^, and the apes
fell to plucking of the fruit of the trees and casting them at the
folk. 1 looked at the fruits they cast at us and found them to be
Indian’ or cocoa-nuts; so 1 chose out a great tree, full of apes,
and going up to it, began to pelt them with scones, and they in
return pelted me with nuts, which I collected, as did the rest; so
that even before 1 had made an end of my bagful of pebbles, I
had gotten great plenty of nuts; and as soon as my companions
had in like manner gotten as many nuts as they could carry, we
returned to the a'ty, where we arrived at the fag-end of day. Then
I w'ent in to the kindly man who had brought me in company
with the nut-gatherers and gave him all I had gotten, thanking
him for his kindness; but he would not accept them, saying, "Sell
them and make profit fay the price; and presently he added (giving
me the key of a closet in his house) “Store thy nuts in this safe
place and go thou forth every morning and gather them as thou

I Arab. «ir cd<oh i* from the P^rt- fncaoiH^ i

{tnjsbciir} in ftlliiikin ta cdi7caruf£ of the humi^fi eyn nihit 1 tfT^]r

here mvs i c&o&t-tfEc li asHly inth » hit o(n?pc « ■ kmniiltcrclurr-

Alf Latuvh wa Layiah.

hast done ttyday, and choose oui the worse for sale and supplying
thyself; but lay up the rest here, so haply thou mayst collect
enough to serve thee for thy return home,” Allah requite theet”
answered 1 and did as he advised me, going out daily with the
oocoa'nut gatherers, who commended me to one another and
^)wed me the best'Stocked trees,’' Thus did 1 for some time, tiU
i had laid up great store of exceUenr nuts, beside a large sum of
money, the price of those I had sold, I became thus at my ease
and bought all 1 saw and had a mind to, and passed my time
pleasantly greatly enjoying my stay in the cit}', tdh as 1 stood on
the beach, one day, a great ship steering through the heart of the
sea presently cast anchor by the shore and landed a company of
merchants, who proceeded to sell and buy and barter their goods
for cocoa-nuts and other cornrooditira. TTieii I went to my friend
and told him of the coming of the ship and how I had a
mind tn return to my own country; and he said, ” ’Tis for t hee
to decide." So 1 thanked him for his bounties and took leave of
him; then, going to the captain of the ship, I agreed with him for
my passage and embarked my ax;oa'Tiuts and what else 1 pos¬
sessed, We weighed anchor,-And Shahratad perceived the

daum of day and ceased saying her permitted say.

{Qhtn if bjfts tfjr dfiUe ^mihreh anh ^iftp-nfntJj

She sard. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Sindbad
the Seaman continued:—-So 1 left the City of the Apes and em¬
barked my cocoa-nuts and what else 1 possessed. We weighed
anchor the same day and sailed from island to island and sea to sea;
and whenev'er we stopped, 1 sold and traded with my cocoa-num,
and the Lord requited me more than I erst had and lost. Amongst
other pbccs, we came to an island abounding in doves* * and cinna-
mon and pepper; and the country people told me that by the side
of each pepper-bunch groweth a ^ear leaf which shaded it from
the sim and casteth the water off it in the wet season; but, when
the oin ceaseth the leaf tumeth over and drot^peth down by the

m Egypt tjros mriEtke^^f fitkrrinFi ffmti end Gtotacr tOncn]>>
don cf Qhhxi., ctuotcd by Ifoie aiwj Lane) mendema a ilmilap midcEe of Kann^rina bf
iiriutin^ tht fnoiUuyj (if the KiTi{:dora.

* Brwl. Edit. CLovea and dnnaimm b thoie du'yi grew in wfdjily diitviT ploH*.

Fifth Voyage of Sinusao the Seaman.

side of the buncb* *^ Here I took in great store of pepper and
cloves and cinnamon, in exchange for cocca'nuts* ai^d we pass^
thence to the Island of Al'Usirdt.^ wheni:^ cometh the Comorra
alocs^w'ood and thence to another isbndj fire days' journey in
length, where grows the Chinese h^-aioes, which ia better than
the Comonn; but the people of this island’ are fouler of condition
and religion fh^in those ot the other, for that they love fomkadon
and wine-bibbing, and know not prayer nor call to pmyer. Thence
wc came to the pearl-fisheries, and 1 ga^Ti the divers some of my
cocoa-nuts and said to them, "Dive for my luck and lot!" They
did 50 and brought up from the deep bight* great store of large
and priceless pearls; and they said to tne, "By Allah, O my master,
thy luck is a lucky!" Then we sailed on, with the blessing of
Allah (whose name be exalted!); and ceased not sailing till we
arrived safely at Bassorah, There I abode a little and then went on
to Baghdad, where 1 entered my quarter and found my house and
foregathered with my family and saluted my friends w'ho gave me
joy of my safe return, and 1 laid up all my goods and valuables
in my storehouses. Then 1 distributed aims and largesse and
clothed the widow and the orphan and made presents to my
relations and comrades; for the Lord had requited me fourfold
that I had lost. After which I returned to my old merry way of
life and forgot all 1 had suffered in the great profit and gain I h^
made. "Such, then, is the history of my fifth vojrage and its
wonderments, and now to supper; and to-morrow, come agam and
I will tell you what befei me in my sixth voyage; for it was still
more wonderful than this." (Saith he who telleth the tale). Then
he called for food; and the servants spread the ^le, and
when they had eaten the e\'£ning'meal, he bade give Sindbad the

tn peppcr-l^laiiiaii^icvft tl is usudl to *«r. banuTiM lor th^nE

70 un |2 ikrabs wliidi btjr bunches Uto iiry-fruiE, not . _ _ , . „ j - c

*lhz firai. EMXh lii* Ljn*Lb ciU* ir ihz IaUhJ of

'-CanMiriEi" U a pamntt. uf (-Vlip, the g^dew

Orxnd% And "Kiuniri" (a nuud, u priTwas) s fmm a trmpSc £if SiuTu'*wife: hence Ptoferay f
Ww .Ml floi k to the N. Ea«

Cori quod Carmmni ct[mr inaihe toquiC nj* (Hist, Indit i. p. 16 ). In the

Km ^'Al 'fid'* Ttrei to the eii(lc-woad (Alockyldn Agulbchtim] » cilW becaus^potted
hkc the pttfme. Thfit of CJumpa (CocHi^Chinft, meftdoMd by CiffioenSp The Ltu,

^ 129) IB idU furnuu*! J ■ i. <L

* Ar^b. tank, pcioU reach, bight Htnec Birkat Far mn m the Suci iMtdL

(Bj^rimngc i. 297 .)

Alf Laylah wa Laylah.

porter an hundred golden dinars and the Landsman returned home
and lay him down to sleep, much marveUinf at all he had heard.
Next morrjing, as soon as it was light, he prayed the dawn-prayer;
and, after blessing Mohammed the Cream of ail creatures, betwk
himself CO the house of Smdbad the Seaman and wished him a
good day. Tlie merchant hade him sit and talked with him, cUl
the rest of the company arrived. Then the sen-ants spread the
table and when they had well eaten and drunken and were mirdi'
ful and merry, Sindbad the Seaman began in these wor^ the
narrative of

The Sixth Voytige ojf Stndixid tile Senmnn.

Know. 0 tny brothers and friends and companions all, that I
abode some time, after my return from my fifth voyage, in great
solace and satistaction and mirth and mernment, Joyance and
enjoyment; and 1 forgot what I had suffered, seeing the great
gain and profit I had made tili, one day, as I sat making merry
and enjoj'ing myself with my friends, there came in to me a com-'
pany of merchants whose case cold tales of tra\xl, and talked with
me of voyage and adventure and greatness of pdf and lucre,
fler^pon J remembeml the days of my return from abroad, and
my joy at once more seeing my native kind and foregathering wdeh
my family and friends; and my soul yearned for travel and traffic.
So compelled by Fate and Fortune I resolved to undertake another
yoy^e; and, buying me fine and cosdy merchiindise meet for
foreign trade, made it up into l^aJes, W'ith which 1 journeyed from
Baghdad m Bassotali. Here f found a great ship ready for sea
and full of merchants and notables, who had with them goods of
price; co I embarked my bales therein. And wc left Bassorah in
^ety and good spirits under the safeguard of the King, the

Prese^.-And Shahrazad percdved the dawn of day and

ceased to say her permitted say.

Qhjen ft jfibc gjtinirrcEi antt .flieht.

Mid, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Sindbad
the Sea^n continued;—And after embarking my bates and
leaving Baseorah in safety and good spirits, wc continued our

SixTK Voyage Of S[KDBAif the SsAMA^^ 5Q

voyage from place to place and from city to city, buying and
selling and profiting and diverting ourselves with the sight of
countries where strange folk dwell. And Fortune and the voyage
smiled upon us, til! one day, as we went along, behold, the captain
suddenly cried with a great cry and cast his turband on the dedt.
Then he buffeted his face like a woman and plucked out his beard
and fell down in the waist of the ship well nigh fainting for stress
of grief and rage, and t^ing, "Oh and alas for the ruin of my
house and the orphanship of my poor childrenr' So all the mcT'
char^ and sailors came round about him and asked him, ‘'O
master, what is the matt(^?'’; for the light had become night
before their sight. And he answered, saying, *^Know, O folk, that
we Imve wandered from, our course and left the sea whose ways
we wot, and come into a sea whose w^ays 1 know not; and unl^
Allah ^'(7uchsafe us a means of escape, we are all dead men; where'
fore pray ye to the Most High, that He deliver us from this sttEit,
Haply amongst you is one righteous whose prayers the Lord wdll
accepc.'’ Then he arose and cbmb the mast to see an there were
any escape from that strait; and he would have loosed the sails;
but the wind redoubled upon the ship and w'hirled her round
thrice anti drave her backwards; whereupon her rudder brake and
she fell off towards a high mountain. With this the captain came
down from the mast, saying, “There is no Majesty and there is no
Might save in Allah, the Glorious, the Great; nor can man pre^'ent
that which is fare-ordained of fate! By Allah , we aie fallen on a
place of sure destruction, and there b no way of escape for us, nor
can any of us be saved!" Then we all fell a-weeping m^er ourselves
and bidding one another farewell for that our days were come to
an end, and we had lost all hopes of life. Presently the ship struck
the mountain and broke up, and all and evicrything on board of
her were plunged into the sea. Some of the merchants were
drowned and others made shift to reach the shore and save them^
selves upon the mountain; 1 amongst the number, and when we
got ashore, we found a great island, or rather peninsula* ’whose
base was strewn wdth wreckage of crafts and goods and gear cast
up by the sea from broken ships 'whose passengers had Ixsn
drowned: and the quantity confounded cempt and calculation.

* Fn^ablf Capf Crtcnrrrin; to Jiiidgr finm the nTcr. but tht twt pame* Sin-aTiilih (Cc^'fan
rAmtMjj for Tljia wat by Marco Pc4o^ tii- cap- 19; and tinc^t

auihiiri rtlarc iht lamc df **T3p«biuie "

Ai*r Layiah wa Laylah.

So 1 climbec! the cliffs into the inward of the ide and walked on
inland, till 1 came to a stream of sweet water, that welled up at the
nearest foot of the mountains and disappeared in the earth under
die range of hilk on the oppeate side. But all the other
sengers went over the mountains to the inner tracts; and, dis'
per sing hither and thither, were confounded at what they saw and
Mcame like madmen at the sight of the wealth and treasures
wherew’ith the shores were strewn. As for me 1 looked into the
bed of the stream aforesaid and saw therein great plenty of rubies,
and great royal pearls' and all kinds of jewi^ and precious stones
which were as gravel in the bed of the rivulets that ran through
the fields, and the sands sparkled and gljitered with gems and
precious ores* * Moreover we found in the island abundance of
the finest lign'Oloes, both Chinese and Comorin; and there also
is 3 spring of crude ambergris" which floweth like wait or gum
over the stteam'banks, for die great heat of the sun, and runneth
down to the sea'shore, where the monsters of the deep come up
and swallowing it, return into the sea. But it bumeth in their
b^es; so they cast it up again and it congealeth on the surface
of the water, whereby its colour and quantities are changed: and
at last, the waves cast it ashore, and the travellers and merchants
who Iotow it, collect it and sell it* But as to the raw ambergris
which is not swallowed, it flowctb over the chaimd and congeal^
eth on the banks and when the sun shineth on it, it meltedi and
scenteth the whole vuUcy with a musk^like fragrance; then, when
the sun ceaseth from it, it congealeth again. But none can get to
this place where is the crude ambergris, because of the mountains

^ 1 nerd liAnlly tretiHe the fciuffcr with ■ nvtc an pcurl-^ihcntf: die ilrarripdoni of
tnTtItciii a« conrifiumn frmn llie dafs fif PEtn| Rsl 35), Soiiniu {cap. S6> ind Mirco
Pob [in. 23f). MaximlliflA af TrmjkylvMja* In hii njurarivcof rotate (Noimj

OfWf* p- 532) wyi ri^ar the Gdcbc* prodnot peirii big it turtb-dovea' the

King cif Fofne (Borneo) KjJ two onkma m goose's cggi,. Pigifrita Qn Ptirthaj)

teiluea lK\t ns Sit TbmnAt Hethett to dove> egp,

* Amb. "Anbir^^ pfoornuticed '^Amburi^^ whetcin 1 vmAd dmve Ambt^-

«u bng suppo^ to be A hu^L, m vtgetAble whkh grew upon the le^hattom er fa»
in jpringij Of a produced in the wacer like or blnamen'* {t) s now It ii

known to be tht egeitj of i whait It it hiyjiJ sn lurnpi wetghing icvcml pcHmds upoo the
Zanribu- Co43t tnd ie »k! m e high prii^Cp being heJeJ ■ potent iphutHfiaitc. A imtlJ
hotinw if dfitled in the bottom of tfie cup md the coffee b poured upem the hit cf itribeigri*
it cofituni; when the ulei^nouf matter ihowi in doti iunfJnt the '^Kiymagh** (co^cc-
CTe3ni)t thehubbl]r froth whidi fbutaupan theaurface whith i-n cipcfc ^^coffee eemiic'*
dlitributc? eflviaily tiruzoM tfae jlacftA. Atgon^ola rnentkinf lit Ceylon^ ’'ipnitgi of Ihjiud
bstuiocii thfdw duw Oof aJ uid sme of pure balsam.**

SoTH Voyage op Sindbao the Seam ah. 6i

which endose the island oa all sides and which foot of man cannot
ascend. ^ We continued thus to explore the island, marveUine at
the wonderful works of Allah and ^e riches we found there, out
sore troubled for our own case, and dismajred at our prospects.
Now we had picked up on the beach some smalt xnattcr of victual
from the wredi and husbaatded it carefully, eating but once every
day or two, in our fear 1^ it should fail us and we die miserably
of famine and affright. Moreover, we were weak for coL'c brought
on by sea'sickness and low diet, and my companions deceased,
one after other, till there was but a small company of us left.
Each that died we washed and shrouded in some of the dotbes
and linen cast ashore by the tides; and after a little, the rest of
my fellows perished, one by one, till 1 had buried the last of the
party and abode alone on the island, with but a little provision
left, I who was wont to have so much. And I wept over myself,
saying, “‘Woidd Heaven I had died before my companions and
they had washed me and buried me! It had been better than I
should perish and none wash me and shroud me and bury me.
But there is no Majesty and there is no Might save in Allah, the

Gbrious, the Great!*'-And Shahraiad perceived the dawn of

day and ceased saying her permitted say.

©hen It teas (be JFibc ibnhUrth anh ^ixtp-firfit iJighf,

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Smd'
bad the Seaman continued in these words;—Now after I had
buried the last of my party and abode alone on the island,
I arose and dug me a deep grave tm the sea'shore, saying
to myself, “^^^enas 1 grow and know that death cometh
to me, I will cast my.^ into the grave and die there, so the
wind may drift the sand over me and cover me and 1 be
buried therein." = Then I fell to reproaching mysdf for my
little wit in leaving my native land and betaking me again to

'The cdc>ccllcT forgcfi tfrilt Stndbud and hli wmapadofu have jun itcsniled it; hut
dilt H t ^sf fhe Eojtcm Saffa- 1 miy no re thit deKTip-tioii

of in ihc text tells ttt admirjtrly wrelt what Si Sj nut.

^Thiicatrora lialhidid w by Unc iMucL nh. iv,)i U is thtmU ofpilflrlma m

Mfctih when loo ill m wnik w ride i. 1 SO) ■ Hcntc all nt-tn emr thcri* ahimid*:

mthc, sifitr being dipped in iht Hotjf Water of Zemicmp wai iiolcn from me bt fhe
SoizlaI df BerJxrab.

Alp Laylah wa Laylah.

travel, after aU 1 had sufiered during my first five voyages, and
when 1 bad not made a single one without suffcnng more horabie
perils and more terrible hardships than m its lorcnirmer and
having no hope of escape from my present I repent^

me of my foUy and bemoaned myself, especially as I had no need
of money, seeing that I had enough and more t^n enough ^d
could not spend what t had, no, nor a half of it in ^ my ate.
However, after a while Allah sent me a tliought and 1 said to
myself, "By God, needs must this etteam have an end as well as
a beginning; ergo an issue somewhere, and bcHke its course may
lead to some inhabited place; so my best plan is to ma^ ^ a
little boat' big enough to sic in, and cany it and launching it on
the riv^r^ embark therein and drop down the stream. If I escape^
1 escape, by God's leave; and if I perish, better die in the river
than here " Tlien, sighing for myself, 1 set to w’ork collecting
a number of pieces of Chinese and Comorin aloes-wood and
I Wnd them to^hser with rof^ from the wreckage; then I
chose out from the broken-up ships straight planks of even siic
and fixed them firmly upon the aloes'WCKxJ. making me a boat'
raft a little narrower than the. channel of the stream; and I tied
it tightly and firmly as though k were nailed. Then I loaded it
with the goods, predous ores and jewels: and the union pearls
which were like gravel and the best of the amberms crude and
pure, together with what I had collected on the island and what
was left me of victual and wild herbs. Lastly 1 lashed a piece
of wood on either side, to serve me as oars; and launched it, and
embarking, did according to the saying of the poet.

“Fly. fly with life whenns evils threat; * Leave the house to tell of its
huilder’i face! _

Lartd after lafld shalt thou and find * But no other liic on thy wish shall

Fret not thy soul in thy thoughts o* night; * All woa ihall end or soonet or
late.

iA/hoso B bom in cimr land to die, • There and only there 4uill gang ilia
gait:

Nor trust grcitthings to another wighi,*Soul hath only soul forconfcdeiatr."*

My boat'rafe drifted w'ith the stream, I pondering the issue of my
affain and the drifting ceased not till I came to the place where

*AnU. EiJlrVr ntd '’Hmju:*' ( =*4 faJV},

^ These linct accar in itusdi^d funn m NItfbi »,

Sixth Votage of Sihcead the Seaman.

it disappeared beneath the mountain. 1 rowed my conveyance
into the place which was intensely dark: and the current carried
the raft with it down the underground channel.^ The thin stream
bore me on through a narrow- tunnel where the raft toudied dther
side and my head rubbed against the roof, remm therefrom being
impossible. Then I blamea myself for having thus risked my life,
and said, *'If this passage grow any straitcr, the raft will hardly
pass, and I cannot turn back; so I shall inevitably perish miserably
in this place.'* And I threw mj-sclf down upon my face on the
raft, by reason of the narrowniHs of the channel, whilst the stream
ceased not to carry me along, knowing not night from day, for the
of the gloom which encompassed me about and my terror
and concern for myself lest I should perish. And in such condi'
cion my course continued down the channel which now grew
wider and then straiter tiU, sore aweary- hy reason of the darkness
which could be felt, I fell asleep, as 1 lay prone on the raft, and 1
slept knowing not an the time were long or short. ^Tien 1 awoke
at last, I found myself in the light of Heaven and opening my eyes
I saw myself m a broad of the stream and the raft moored to an is--
land in the midst of a number of Indians and Abyssinians, As
soon as these blackamoors’’ saw that I was awake, they came up to
me and bespoke me in their speech; hut I understood not what they
said and thought that this was a dream and a virion which liad be'
tided me for stress of concern and chagrin. But 1 was delighted at
my escape from the river. When they saw I understood them not
and made them no answer, one of them came forward and said bo
me in Arabic, “Peace he with thee, O my brother! \STio art thou
and W'hence faredst thou thither? How earnest thou into this river
and what manner of land lies behind yonder mountains, for never
knew we any one make his w-av thence to us?" Quoth 1, “And

^Tliae uulagnund riw« (which Df*- lifinfStoM dtridDl) arc famlSaj hv cv^rv
from S^rwer'* "Side* id ihc Fciilta of Adtlherg und the Tinmvw nrar Tnc^rr
Hcnfic "Ptfter Wilkani** bOTrowod hi* owit whkh hiii him M Gnndcpohfi- I w>in:
eatpeJicTicc of S:ndb!ed** tomjwjt, havtiii; ontc Jtttcmptcii to dc*ct/id die Ft4ki on ftiot-
Thc CtMsics hi 4 j the Alphcu* (Fliny v- 31 ; icrd Scncca, N'ijt. -Cjuir. rfj, ;*nd the TSgrtv

EupJtratn f uppQ*ed bj'flaw siFMdifrBTiiiiJiii : iitd tht Msdi^vu!* kii^w iLr Ahosui orD^autfiu
BLod thc!^rilicTLjdofilfiih:qn,

^ con hardly W called '^lafltjnroon/' hwt llic anr^njwc rif thi whirc ihift

showi ititelf In Eflatenu Turk* «iiJ BraJiJnmm) ai' much \( not JTMtiTT Eh4n, anMii|j?t
Kiirfipe^fli SwTiirlirTTi Itidia the ttme Is eifpbnd hj' Vrjro Ja Ganiii was cnrsTiLkii
*r]ih thtrea impoftcil by rhr Anbt.

Alf Laylah wa Laylah.

upoo thtt be pace and the ruth of AlLJiimdWs blessing!

are ye and what country is this?" “O my brother, answered he,

“we are husbandmen and tillers of the soil, who came out to
water our fields and plantations; and, finding thee adeep on
raft. laid hold of it and made it fast by us, against thou
awake at thy leisure. So teU us how ihou campt hither? 1
answered, “For Allah’s sake. O my lord, ere 1 speak give me some^
what to eat, for I am starving, and alter ask me what thou
wilt “ So he hastened to fetch me toed and I ate my M. til
1 was refreshed and my fear was calmed by a gpxi fadiyd^
and my life returned to me. Then I rendered thanks to t^
Most High for mercies great and small, gl^ to ^ out of the
river and reioicing to he amongst them, and 1 told thpn all my
adventures from &st to last, especially my troubles m ^e narrow-
channel.——And Shahmrad perceived the dawn of day and
ceased to say her permitted say.

Wl)cn it tnas Ific JTitie J^unhtch anft

She said. It hath reached me. O auspicious King, that Sindbad the
Seaman continued:—When I landed and found myself amongst
the Indians and Abj’ssinians and had taken some rest, they con'
suited among themselves and said to one another, ‘There is
no help for it but we carry him with us and present ^ to our
King, that he niay acquaint him with his advmtures." ^ they
took me, togethef with the raft^boat and its lading of monies and
merchandise; jewels, minerals and golden gear, and brought me
to their King, who was King of Sarandib.' telling him what bad
happened; whereupon he saluted me and bade me welcome.
Then he questioned me of my condition and adventures through
the man who had spoken Arabic and I repeated to him my story
from beginning to end, whereat he marvelled esoeedingly and gave
me foy of my dehverance; after which I arose and fetched from

■ "SarnHcJltj'’ "^Ccylan^ (the of Ptoftmy ami Oioda™ Siculsa)

from the Piili “SihitUm" (n&t the ihr?rtenfdl to STilam %nd Ham in old

Tiffiul. Vuj drr Tenit ircKiU f,nd k m thir Malay "Pah Seisin”-hlc of Gtmi (the
RitnA« 4 jirTpa Of Jtw^l I^lt of the TTmiJn^ jund ihc Jdiifflt ikiir or Rubf-lilaml of ibe
Ar^hrh “3*1 the Irenicd Cnlortd Ytik (Manjd Poh ii. 2%) rtma^ thflt have j Jftptod
mjjiy Mibyiin nmea, e-jf PefPi, ChSnii and Jipan^ Sarindih It eWty "ScImiwIwIp****
irtdeh rcduccil 10 “Silho-"

Sixth Voyage of Sin&bao the Seaman* *

the raft great store of precious ores and }cwek and ambergris and
Ikn-aloes and presented them to the King, who accepted them and
entreated me with the utmost honour, appointing me a lodging in
his own palace. So I consorted with the chief of the islanders, and
they paid me the utmost respect. And I quitted not the roy;d
palace. Now the Island Sarandib licth under the equinoctial line,
its night and day both numbering twelve hours. It measu^
giglity leagues long by a breadth of thirty and its width is
bounded by a lofty mountain^ and a deep %*al]ey. The mountain
is conspicuous from a distance of three days and it containern
many kinds of rubies and other minerals, and spice'tte^ ot aiJ
torts. The surface is covered with emery wherewith gems are cut
and fashioned; diamonds are in its rivers and pearls are m its
valleys. I ascended that mountain and solaced myseil wTth a v^w
of its marvels which are indescribable and aiterwards 1 retired to
the King,- Thereupon, all the cravelli^s and merchants wto came
to the place questioned me of the affairs of my native land and or
the Caliph Harun al-Rashid and his rule and 1 told them of ^
and of that wherefor he was renowned, and they praised him
because of this; whilst 1 in turn qu^oned them of the makers
and customs of their own countries and got the Imowledge 1
desired. One day, the King himself asked me of the and

form of go^'emment of toy country, and I acquainted with tte
droimstancc of the Caliph^a sway in the city of Baghdad and me
justice of his rule. The King maiT-’elled at my account of his
appointments and said. "By Allah, the Caliph's ordmances are
in^ wise and his fashions of praiseworthy guise and thnu hast
made me love hira by wbat tbou tcllest me: wherefore I
a mind to make him a present and send it by thee.'’ h

"Hearkening and obedience, O my lord; 1 will bear thy gift to
him and inform him that thou art his sincere lover and true
friend;' Then 1 abode with the King in great honour and rcg^
and consideration for a long while till, one day, as I sat m ms
palace, I heard news of a company of merchants, that w^e fitting
out a ship for Bajssorah^ and said to myself, I cannot do better

tTha M the Ad-m’i Pesk, the Jabal fltRwtiui, of the when

fen -hen ™t ™t of Eden In ihc lowwt or Junw qjhm. Eve W1 W J«W«h <*
myth) »iid the mkApp? rsv " **'“'"* rewgmnwi} new Met^ah,

tlicir fall wAt ■■ tall Intlted* I Pil^rtiaEC IH- ^59.)

* He i* tKc Alfinoui of otir Arahla-n Oiiyitcy-

VOL VL

Alp L^VLAit wa Laylah,

than voyage with these men." So I rose without stay or delay
and the King's hand and acquainted him with my longing
to set out with the merchants, for that I pined after my people
and mine own land« Quoth he, ‘* *Thou art thine own master; yet,
it it be thy will to abide with us, on our bead and eyes be it, for
thou gladdencst us with thy company.” "By Allah, O my lord,"
answered I, "thou hast indeed overwhelmed me with thy fa^'ours
and well-doings; but 1 weary for a sight of my friends and family
and native country.” When he heard this, he summoned the
merchants in question and commended me to their cane, paying
my freight and passage-money. Then he bestowed on me great
riches uom his treasuries and charged me with a magnificent
present for the Caliph Ha run al-Rashiit Moreos'er he me
a sealed letcer, saying, "Carry this with thine own hand to the
Commander of the Faithful and give him many salutations from
us!" ‘^Hearing and obedienoE," I replied. The missive was wtitten
on the skin trf the Khawi' (which is finer than Iamb-parchment
and of yellow colour), with ink of ultramarine and the concents
were as follows. “Peace be with thee from the King of Al-Hind,
before whom are a thousand elephants and upwn whose palace-
crenelles are a thousand jewels. But after (laud to the Lord and
praises to His Prophet!): wc send thee a triflmg gift which be
thou pleased to accent. Thou arc to us a brother and a sincere
friend; and great is the love we hear for thee in heart; favour us
therefore witli a reply. The gift beritteth not thy dignity: but
we beg of thee, O our brother, graciously to accept it and peace
he with thee," And the present was a cup of ruby a span high® the
inside of which was adorned with precious pearls; and a cov¬
ered with the skin of the serpent w-hich swalloweth the elephant,
which skin hath spots each like a dinar and whoso sirteth upon it
ne\*er sickeneth;* and an hundred thousand miskah of Indian

* Thij ward w aot in HjqW (p. 1^*2) iii4 Lmiau vmbnzand it ^ nirm

rhe hfOg-<ii:crj hut why^ one cmjipoi firuigine. The Hnlitial U ndchcr ''beautiful^' nor

ind TTiAai iticn of mv 4^y h^ve ^hot ilxrzent in tht SiTuidShikijrgJh.

* M. Pdo ifKdki A ruby in ^lan LCcy^]i ■ lasg Jinrj diiek:

WiUium of Tyrt menttQji* a rtiby wc;giuii[jr twcEvc K^y^Hnn iljimift IL 123)^ md

MtuiileviUe m^ikca King of Mmuticm wmt ibvtjt hi* iwcfc i ''rubyc orient** mt
Icing by hvx finBcm

* Xhff fiblc 1$ IWrn ni ont! IIm Al-WanJi who the serpent fen utjfnnl

fettioJ tn .TjciiLtpiuj^ Pllnv^ aicis, 4) in the ^ of (i./, Zuiiibir). Jja ihe "gwrow
till**' of E-utnin £lcni;aJ the stin of ihff jnelct Batt^ar £ b held lo cure pjiin. (AjiQt#
Rcj, toL iU.)

Sixth Voyage op Sindbad the Seaman, 67

ligivaloes and a davc'girl like a shining moon. Then I took leave
of him and of all my intimates and aojuaintances in the island and
embarked with the merchants aforesaid. We sailed with a fair
wind, coimnitting ourselves to the care of Allah (be He extolled
and eiolted!) and by His penmssion arrived at Bassorah, where
I passed a few days and nights equipping myself and packing up
my bales. Then I went on to Baghdad'City, the House of Peace,
where I sought an audience of the Caliph and laid the King s
presents before him, He asked me whence they came and I said
to him, "By Allah, O Commander of the Faithful, 1 know not the
name of the dry nor the way thithert" He then a^ed me, O
Sindbad, is this true which the King writeth?"; and 1 answered,
after kissing the ground, "O my lord, I saw in his kingdom much
more than he hath written in his letter. For state processra^ a
throne is set for him upon a huge elephant, deven cubits highj
and upon this he sicteth having his lord& and office^
guests standing in ranks, on his tight hand and on his l’£ft+
At his head is a man bending in hand a golden javelin and behind
him another with a great mace of gold whose head is an emerald'
cl sptin long BTtd as thick as a man s thumbs. And when he
raounteth horse there mount with him a thousand horsemen clad
in gold brocade and silk: and as the King proceeded! a man
precedetH him, erj-ing. This is the King of great dignity, of lugh
authority!‘ And he conrinueth to repeat his praises in wwas I
remember not, saydng at the end of his panegyric, This the
King owning the crown whose like nor Solomon nor the Mihraj* *
ever possessed.' Then he is silent and one behind him prockimech,
saying, *He will die! Again I say he 'will die!; and the other
addeth, 'Extolled be the j^ection of the Uving who dieth not!’*
hdoreover by reason of his justice and ordinance and intelligent,
there is no Kari in his city, and all his lieges distinguish betw^n
Truth and Falsehood.^' Quoth the Gillph, "How great is this

1 Fw “F-mernyp" Hotc fp. 1*77) rtid erfiery or Mimanrine spar*

*EndH^tJ7 Mahfirij-Gre*t ftijah, in CTiicf, m Hinau title arnimnn to

tbrtc petenwto befisfc alluded lu* the NaraartgriT, BfUkiW* or Sanrury-
>TkU i* prcbably cLu^c^L So ibe pji^c aa^d to EbSkp ot
'"R«mcmW^ Fbilipj rhou tn mtirtii]”; aba ibc *biTe m thtf Rcim4R Trrumpbp

"Respite postc tc: hoffiiRCfii ts esse memento T”

tlw (fjiiie SevEftiJ, «tin ihnlt thou tnci™ wh«t liiirfly i wfi»lc worfcl

CDulil oemtain-’' But ihe cu*tom [ray aljo hfl'-it Imn Jniliynt tin? fontnut of encmil
pciinp with the rcjil Titiity of hmimfi Kfe m^gpus ttKif m wl.

Alt Laylah wa Laylah,

King! His letter hath shown me this; and as for the mightiness
of his dominion thcu hast told us what thou hast eye-witnessed.
By Allah, he hath been endowed with, wtsclom as with wide mk.”
Then 1 related to the Commander of the Faithiid all that had
befalleo me in my last voyage; at which be wondered exceedingly
and bade his hi^rians record my story and store it in his
treasuries^ for the edificatioti of all who might see it. Then he
conferred on me exceeding great favours, and 1 repaired to my
quarter and entered my home, where 1 w'arehoused all my goods
and possessions. Presently, my friends came to me and 1 dis'
tributed presents among my family and gave aims and largesse:
after which I yielded mys^ to joyance and enjoyment, mirth
and merry-making, and forgot all that I had suffer^. “Such, then,
O my brother^ is the history of what befel me in my sixth voyage,
and tcymorrow, Inshallah! I will tell you the story of my seventh
and last voyage, w'hich is still more wondrous and marvellous than
that of the first she." (Saith he who telieth the tale), Then he bade
lay the table, and the company supped with him; after which he
gave the Porter an hundred dinars, as of wont, and they all went
their ways, marvelling beyond measure at that which they had

heard.-^And Shah^zad perceived the dawn of day and ceased

saying her pertoitted say.

laijtn it tuas lijt jfibe ?bunhceh anh ftbtlp-lfitrt

She said. Ft hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when
Sindbad the Seaman h-ad related the history of what bcfel
him in his sixth voyage, and all the company had dispersed,
Sindbad the Landsman went home and slept as of wont. Next
day he rose and prayed the dawn-prayer and repaired to his
namesake’s bouse where, after the company was all assembled,
cbe host began to relate

The ScT'enth Voyage of Sindfcod the Seonuin.

Know, O company, chat after tny return from my sixth voyage,
which brought me abundant profit, I resumed my former life in
all possible joyance and enjoyment and mirth and making merry
day and night; and 1 carried some time in this solace and eatis'

Seventh Voyage op Sindbad the Seaman.

faction dll my soul began once more to long to sail the scis and
see foreign countries and company with merchants and hear new
things. So having made up my mind, 1 packed up in bales a

a uantiry of precious stuffs suited for sea'trade and repaired wim
aem from Baghdad'dty to Bassorah'cown, where I found a ship
ready for sea, and in her a company of considerable merchants. 1
shipped with them and becoming friends, we set forth on our ven-
cure, in health and safety; and sailed with a fair wind, till we
to a aty called Madinat-d^Sin; but after we had left it, as we fared
on in all cheer and confidence, devismg of traffic and travel, bdwld,
there sprang up a violent head'wind and a tempest of rain fell on
us and drenched us and our goods. So we covered the bales with
our cloaks and garments and drugget and canvas, lest doey be
spoiled by the rain, and betook ourselves to prayer and suppli'
cation to Almighty Alkh and humbled ourselves before Him f^
d^verance from the peril thar was upon us. But the captain
arose and tightening his girdle tucked up his skirts and, after
taking refuge with Allah from Satan the Stoned, clomb to the
mast "Head} whence he looked out right and kfe and at the

passengers and crew fell to buffeting bis face and plucking out his
beard. So wc cried to him, “O Rais, what is the matter?"; and
he replied saying, "Seek ye deliverance cjf the Most from

the strait into which we have fallen and bemoan yourselves and
take leave of one another; for know that the wind hath gejeten the
mastery of us and hath driven us into the uttermost of the seas of
the world." Then he came down from the mast-head and opening
his sea-chest, pulled out a bag of blue entton. from which he took
a. powder like ashes^ This lie s£c iti s saucer wetti^d with ^ little
water and, after waiting a short time, smelt and tasted it; and
be took out of the chest a booklet, w-herdn he read awhile and said
weeping, “Know, O ye passengers, that in this is ^
vellous matter, denoting that whoso cometh hither shall surely die,
without hope of escape: for that this ocean is called the Sea of the
Clime of the King, wherein is the sepulchre of our lord Solomon,
son of David {on both be peace?) and therein are serpents of ^
bulk and fearsome aspect: and what ship soe%'er cometh to these
climcs there riseth to her a gre&t fish^ out of the and swsUow^
eth her up with all and everything on board her. Hearing these

• Arali, » ferm .pptid to JoniihV while <iid » mwiTtm rf the '‘SwitJi’*

bdlip the oomman

At.p Lavlaii wa Lavlah.

words frotn the captain great was our wonder, but hardly had be
made an end of speaking, when the ship was lifted out of the water
and let fall agaui and wc applied to praying the death'ptaycr^ and
committing our sods to Allah. Presently we heard a ternblc great
cry like the louU'pcaling thunder, whereat wt were terror-struck
and became as dead men, giving ourselves up for lest. Then behold,
there came up to us a huge fish, as big as a tall mountain, at whose
sight we became wild for affright and, weeping sore, made ready
for death, marvelling at its vast sice and gruesome semblance;
when lo! a second fish made its appearance than which we had
seen naught more monstrous. So we bemoaned ourselves of our
lives and farewdled one another; but suddenly up came a third
fish bigger than the two first; whereupon wc lost the power of
thought and reason and were stupefied for the excess of our fear
and horror. Then the thn^ fish began circling round about the
ship and the third and biggest opened his mouth to swallow it,
and we looked into its mouth and behold, it was wider than the
gate of a city and its throat was like a long valley. &a we besought
the Almighty and called for succour upon His Apostle (on whom
be blessing and peace!), when suddenly a violent squall of wind
arose and smote the ship, which rose out of the water and settled
upon a great reef, the haunt of sea-monsters, where it broke up
and fell asunder inro planks and all and everything on bc^d were
plunged into the sea. As for me, I tore off all my clothes but my
gown and swam a little way, dll I happened upon one of the ship’s
planks whereto 1 clung and bestrode it like a horse, 'whilsc the
winds and the waters spi^rted with me and the wa\'es carried me
up and cast me down; and I was in most piteous plight for fear
and distress and hunger and thirst. Then I reproached myself
for what I had done and my soul was vveary after a life of ease
and comfort; and I said to myself, “O Sindbad, O Seaman, thou
repentest not and yet thou art ever suffering hardships and trav¬
ails; yet wilt thou not renounce sea-travel; or, an thou say, T re¬
nounce,’ thou liest in thy renouncement. Endure then w’ith pa¬
tience that which thou sufferest. for verily thou deservest all that

betideth thee!"-And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day

and ceased to say her permitted say.

1 UsuflUp 4 two-liOT jirflj-er.

Seventh Voyage of Sindbab the Seaman.

liBlieiT it taaB t^ir jfibt $unt)rcti anb

She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Sindbad
the Seaman continued^—But when 1 had bestdiiden the plank,
quoth 1 to myself. "Thou deservest aU that betideth thee. All
^ IS decreed to roe of Allah (whose name be exalted'), to turn
me from my greed of gain, whence anseth all that I endure, for I
have wealth i^ure." Then I returned to my senses and said, "In
very sooth, this dim: I repent to the Mosr High, with a sincere
repentance, of my lust tor gain and venture; and never wiU 1 again
name travel with tongue nor in thought." And I ceased not to
humble raysdf before Aionghty Allah and weep and bewail my'
self, recalling my former estate of solace and satisfaction and mirth
and merriment and joyanoe; and thus 1 abode tw'o days, at the end
of which time I came to a great island abounding in trees and
streams. There 1 landed and ate of the fruits of the bland and
drank of its waters, till I was refreshed and my life returned to me
and my strength and spirits were restored and I recited,

"Oft when thy case shtiws knotty and tanglid *t£3n, * Fate dTwiu frcim
Heaven and eitmjgKtinu every ply:

In patience keep diy soul till ckar thy lot * For He who ties the knot can
eke untie.'

Then I walked about, till I found on the further side, a great river
of sweet water, running with a strong current; whereupon I called
to mind the boat'raft 1 had made aforerime and said to myself,
"Needs must I make another; haply I may free me from this
strait. If I escape, 1 have my desire and I vow to Allah Almighty
to foreswear travd; and if I perish I shall be at peace and shall
rest from toil and moil." So 1 rose up and gathered together great
store of pieces of wood from the trees (which w'ere all of the finest
^nders'wood, whose Hke ia not all>e I knew it not), and made shift
to twist creepers and tree-twigs into a kind of rope, witli which T
bound the billets together and so contrived a raft. Then saying,
"An I be saved, ''tis of God’s grace,” I embarked thereon and
committed myself to the current, and it bore me on for the first
day and the second and the third after leawng the isbnd; whilst
I lay in the raft, eating not and drinking, when I was athirst, of
the water of the river, till I was weak and giddy as a chicken, for

Alf Latlah wa Lattlah.

stress of fatigue and f amin e and fear. At the end of this time
J came to a high mountain, whereuader nm the river; which when
I saw, I feared for ray life by reason of the stoutness 1 had suffered
in my fonner journey, and I would fain have stayed the raft and
landed on the moimtain'sidc: but the current o\'erpowercd me and
drew it into the subterranean passage like an archway; whereupon
I gave myself up for lost and said, "There is no Majesty and there
is no Might save m Allah, the Glorious, the Great!" However,
after a little, the raft glided into open atr and 1 saw before me a
wide \’alley, whercinto the river with a noise like the rolling
of thunder and a swiftness as the rushing of the wind. I held on to
the raft, for fear of falling off it, whilst the waves tossed me right
and left; and the ciaft continued to descend with the current nor
could I avail to stop it nor turn it shorewards, tili it stopped with
me at a great and goodly city, grandly ediffed and containing much
people. And when the townsfolk saw me on the raft, dropping
down witli the current, they threw me out ropes which I had not
strength enough to hold; then they tossed a net o\'cr the craft and
drew it ashore with me, whereupon I fell to the ground amidst
them, as I were a dead man, for stress of fear and hunger and lack
of sleep. After a while, there came up to me out of the crowd an
old man of re\^rend aspect, well stricken in years, who welcomed
me and threw over me abundance of handsome clothes, wherewith
I covered my nakedness. Then he carried me to the Ham mam'
bath and brought me cordial sherbets and delicious perfumes;
moreover, when I came out, be bore me to his house, where his
people made much of me and, seating me in 3 pleasant place, set
rich food before me, whereof I ate my fill and returned thanks to
God the Most High for my deliverance. Thereupon his pages
fetched me hot water, and I ivashed my hands, and his handmaids
brought me silken napkins, w'ith which I dried them and wiped
my mouth. Also the Shaykh set apart for me an apartment in a
pan of his house and charged his pages and slavc'girls to wait
upon me and do my will and supply my wants. They were
assiduous in my service, and I abode with hhn tn the guest'
chamber three days, taking ray ease of good eating and good
drinking and good scents tffl life returned to me and my terrors
subsided and my hean was calmed and my mind was eased. On
the fourth day the Shaykh, my host, came in to me and said,
“Thou cheerest us vvith thy company, O my son, and praised he
Allah for thy safety! Say; wait thou now come down with me to

SeVZMTM OF SiNSBAD THE SeAMA>^- 73

che beach and the bazar and sell thy goods take thdr
Belike thou mayst buy thee wherewithal to trainc. 1 have ocdCTetl
my eervants to remove thy stock'in'trade froin the ^ they
have piled it on the shore ” 1 was silent awh^^d Mid t(^y'
self "What mean these words and what goods have 1/
said he "O my son, be not troubled nor careful, but come with
me to the market and if any offer for thy go^ what price
tenteth thee, take it; but, an thou be not samffed, 1 ^ lay them
up for thee in my warehouse, against a fitting «c^ion tor Mle.
So I bethought me of my case and said to mysdf. Do his biddmg
and see w-hat are these goods!"; and I said to him, O my nuncle
the Shaykh. 1 hear and I obey; I may not gainsay thee m aught
for Slab’s blessing is on all thou dost. Accordingly he guided
me to the market^eet, where I found that he had t^cn in pie^
the raft which carried me and which w’as of sandal'wood and 1

heard the broker crying it for sale.-^And Shahrazad perceived

the dawn of day and ceased saying her penuitted say.

(Bbtn it teas fte :fFibe ©unhrrt anb

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicioiK pig tl^t Smd^
the Seaiiian dius resumed his talc:—1 found that tlw Spykh had
taken to pieces my mit which lay on the beach and the broker was
crying the sandal'wood for sale. Then the merchants came and
opened the gate of bidding for the wood and bid aga^t on^e
another till its price reached a thousand dinars, whm timy le
biddmg and my host said to me, "Hear, O ray son, this isps cur
rent price of thy goods in hard times like these: wilt thou seU
them for this or shall I lay them up tor thee m my storeho^, dh
such time as prices rise?'' "0 my lord, answered 1 the W
ness is in thy hands: do as thou wilt. Then
thou seU the wood to me. O my son, for an hvmdred gold pieces
over and above what the merchants have bidden for it? I
answered, “Yes, 1 have sold it to thee for monies reemved. ^
he bade his senmnts transport the w'ood to his storehouses and,
carrying me back to his house, seated me and counted out to me
the purchase money; after which he laid it in bags and setting

TIui It ^ fennuU M«lem

Alf Lattlah wa Laviail

(hem ia a privy place, locked them up with an iron padlock and
gave me its key. Some days after this, the Shaykh said to me,
‘’O my son, I have somewhat to propose to thee, wherein I trust
thou do my bidding.” Quoth I, “What is itT* Quoth he,
”1 am a very old man and have no son; but 1 have a daughter
who is young in years and fair of favour and endowed with
abounding wraith and beauty. Now I have a mind to marry her
to thee, that thou maysr abide with her in this our country, and 1
wall make thee master of all 1 have in hand for 1 am an oJd man
and thou shaLt stand in my stead." 1 was silent for shame and
made hmi no answer, whereupon he continued, "Do my desire in
this, O my son, for I wish but thy weal^ and if thou v^t but do
as I s-ny, thou shale have her at once and be as my son; and all
that is under my hand nr that cometh to me shall be thine. If
thou have a mind to traihe and travel to thy native bnd. none
shall hinder thee, and thy property will be at thy sole disposal; so
do as thou wilt,” “By Allah, O my uncle,'" replied 1, "thou art
become to roe even as my father, and f am a stianger and have
undergone many hardships: while for stress of that wWch I have
suffered naught of judgment or knowledge is left to me. It is for
thee, therefore, to dedJe what I shall do." Hereupon he sent his
servants for the Kaai and the witnesses and married me to his
daughter making for us a noble niatriage-fcast* and high festival.
When t went in to her, I found her perfect in beauty and loveti'
ness and symmetry and grace, clad in rich taimeni and covered
with a profusion of ornaments and necklaces and other trinkets of
gold and silver and predous stones, wonh a mint of money, a price
none could pay. She pleased me and we loved each other; and 1
abode wfth her in all solace and delight of life, till her father was
taken to the mercy of Allah Almighty. ^ we shrouded him and
buried him, and I laid hand^ on the whole of his property and all
his servants and .slaves became mine. Moreover, the merchanfs
installed me in his office, for he was their Shaykh and their Chief;
and none of them purchased aught but with his knowledge and by
his leave. And ncAV his rank passed on to me. When I became ac*
quainted with the townsfolk, I found that at the banning of each
month chty were transformed, in that their faces changed and they
became like unto birds and they put forth w'ings wherewith they

■Arak wc^tiTTn^-hrcakfaf^ ^ ^ math more certmamou* and

intporf4nT dfFiiir.

Seventh VovAOfi of &nl>baij Ttii Seaman.

flew unto ebe upper legiona of the finnameot and none r emaiiif^
in the dty save women and children; and 1 said in my mind,
‘‘When the first of the month cometh, 1 wili ask one of them to
carry me with them, whither they go.” So whm the time came
and their completion changed and their forms altered, I went in
to one of the townsfolk and said to him, “"Allah upon thee I carry
me with thee, that I might divert myself with the rest and return
with yoUn” '“This may not be,’* * answered he: but I ceased not to
solicit him and I importuned him till he consented. Then I went
out m his company, without telling any of my family' or rervants
or friends, and he took me on bis back and flew up wim me »
fai^ in air, that I heard die angels glorifying^ in t^
heavenly dome, whereat I wondered and exclaiinct^ Iraisea be
Allah! Extolled be the perfection of Allah!” Hardly had I matte an
end of pronouncing the Tasblh—praised be Allah!—when there
out ^ front Bud all but consutnod cotiipa.ny»

whereupon they fled from it and descended with curses upon me
and, casting me down on a high mounmin, went away, exceet^g
wroth with me, and left me there alone. As I found my sell in
this plight, I repented of what I had done and rramat±ed myselt
for having undertaken that for which 1 was uri^le,3a3jm^ There
is no Majesty and there is no Might, save in Allah, Gionous,
the Great! No sooner am I delivered from one aflhction tnan l
fall into a worse." And I continued in this case knoiwing not
whither I should go, wlien lo! there came up two young mc^ as
they were moons, each using as a staff a rod of red gold, oo
approached them and saluted them; and w-hen they returned my
salam, 1 said to them, ’'Allah upn you twain; who are ye and
what are ye?" Quoth they. "We are of the servants ot the Most
High Allah, abiding in this mountain;" and, gtvmg me a rod of
red gold they had with them, went thdr ways and left me. 1
walked on along the mountain'ridge staying my steps with
staff and pondering the case of the two youths, when behold^
serpent came forth from under the mountain, with a man m
jaws, whom she had swallowed (n-en to below his navd, ;md he
was crying out and saying, "Whoso delivercth me, Allah will

» hr. hJi trife 1 nanfftibcr in ItoUin liSr twi^S Hun wfisni

MiltcK uiil » hif itMJglle—«Pt riipctai inflniiln (mv wtIW, MPin? yw pw*.

erses). “Whu," die «ntd, "he sped-* f{ hii wife ** he »«JU th' iwifpmsii

• The Iff Arshic b uioidT ftmtiiine.

Alf Latlah wa Latlah.

ddtvcr Kim from all Rdversiiyl” So I went to the serpent
and smote her on the head with the golden staff, whereupon she

cast the man forth of her mouth.-And ShuKrjzad ptjrceived

the dawn of day and ceased to say her permitted say.

it tsciK tfjt j^the ^unbtth anb ^ixtp-frgcit

She said* It hath readied me, O auspicious King, that Stndbad
the Seaman thus continued:—When 1 smote the serpent on the
head with my golden staff she cast the man forth of her mouth.
Then I smote her a second time, and she turned and &ed; where'
upon he came up to me and said, ’‘Since my deliverance from
yonder serpent hath bs^en at thy hands I w^ilJ never leave thee, and
thou shaft be my comrade on this mountain," "And welcome,”
answered t, so we fared an along the mountain, till we fell in
with a company of folk, and 1 looked and saw amongst them the
very man who had carried me and cast me down there. I went
up to him and spake him fair, excusing myself to him and saying,
"O my comrade, it is not thus that friend should de?l with friend."

? uothL he, "It was thou who wcU-nigh destroyed us by thy
asbih and thy glorifying God on my ^ck.” Quoth I, "l4rdon
me, for I had no koowk^c of this matter; but, if thou wilt take
me with thee, I swear not to say a word.” So he rdented and
consented to carry me with him, but he made an express condition
chat, so long as I abode on his back, 1 should ahstaiii from pro¬
nouncing the Tasbih or otherwise glorifying God, Then I gave
the wand of gold to him whom I had delivered from the serpent
and bade him farewell, and my friend took me on his back and
flew with me as before, till he brought me to the dey and set me
down in my own house. My wife came to meet me and saluting
me gave me joy of my safety and then said, “Beware of going
forth hereafter with yonder folk, neither consort with them, for
they are brethren of the devils, and know not how to mention
the name of Allah Almighty; neither worship they Idim," “Ami
how did thy father w-ith them?” asked T; and she answered, “My
father was not of them, neither did he as they; and as now he is
dead methinks thou hadst better sell all we have and with the
price buy merchandise and journey to thine own country and
people, and I with thee; for I care not to carry in this dty, my
father and my mother being dead.” So 1 sdd all the Shaykh s
property piecemeal, and looked for one who should journeying

Seventh Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman. 77

thence l» Bassorah that J might join myself to him. And wMe
thus doing I heard of a company of townsfolk who had a mind
to waW die voyage, but could not find them a ship; so they
bought wood and huilc than a great ship wherein I cook passage
with them, and paid them all the hire. Then we embarked, 1 and
my wife, with all our moveables, leaving our houses and domains
and so forth, and sec sail, and ceased not sailing from island to
i dand and from sea to sea, with a fair wind and a favouring till
we arrived at Basaorah safe and sound, I made no stay there,
but freighted another vessel and, transferring my ^3ods to her,
set out for^right for Baghdad-city, where 1 arrived in safety, and
entering my quarter and repairing to my house, foregathered with
my family and friends and familiars and laid up my g!f>^ in my
warehouses. When my people who, reckoning the period of my
absence on this my seventh voyage, had found it to be seven and
twenty years, and had given up all hope of me, heard of my retuto,
they came to welcome me and to give me joy of my saft^’; and I
related to them all that had befallen me; whereat th^
veiled with exceeding marv'd. Then I forswore travel and vowed
to Allah the Most High 1 would venture no more by land or sea,
for that this seN'enth and last voyage had surfeited me of travel
and adventure; and I thanked the LtKd (he He praised and
glorified!), and blessed Him for having restored me to my
and kin and country and home. ‘'Consider, the^ore, O Sindbad,
O Landsman,” continued Sindbad the Seaman, what suffering^
have undergone and what pmls and hardships I have endured
before ODining to tnj,^ present ^tate. Allah upon thee^ O ray
Lord!” answered Sindbad the Landsinan, pardon me the wrong
I did thee”’ And they ceased not from friendship and fehow^p,
abiding in all cheer and pleasures and solace of life, till there
came to them the Destroyer of delights and the Sunder^ of
Societies, and the Siatterer of palaces and the Caterer for Cotc'
tcrics to wit, the Cup of Death, and glory be to the Living One
who dieth not!”* *

* i>, in citryiBi; hit Ueilth, with tbe nsk of the cril J

• I lubjmn • tnin*kri(Mi of rSe Sf»ciiih V^ras* fcwi ih« CtVq. Eifii.

Nights which difitrt in osenrifll poititi fwm the AH ret^pna Slidhwi she ^

miin «n apecial ialeTCst. (n <jne print ihl* tile » bndly wJeied.J^e

tnon eidting .« the r«li«l usd ‘"f

(JeptcsdiiB etfrft The Rukh. the Ogre md rise Old M»ti 0 the Sc* thwW emne hut.

Alp Lavuh wa Laylah.

A Tranilation of

The Serentlj Voyage of SindJiad tlipSfaiiwn

according to
tijtf version of the
Calcutta Edition

lohicfi differs m wscrntwil form
from the ftTCCedmg
tde

Srnow, O my fcfotherj and fnends dntJ com/jdnionj (dJ. tJmt
when I Mt vojraging and commercing, I slid m myself, “Suffioeth
me that hath befallen me;” and I spent my time in solace and
pleasure. One day as 1 sat at home there came a knock at the door,
porter opened a page entered and said, "The Caliph
biddeth thee to him. I went with tiitn to the King’s majesty and
kissed ground and saluted him; whereupon he welcomed me and
entreated me with honour and said, Sindbad I have an
0(^n for theej wjit thou do it?” So I kissed his hand and
a^ed him, saying, “O my lord, w*hat occasion hath the master for
the slaver’; whereto he answered me. am minded that thou
travel to the King of Sarandib and carry to him our writ and
oiif gift, for that he hath aent to ti£ a present and a letter. 1

SiNDBAD THE SeAMAH AND &TKDBAD THE LaKDSMA». 79

trembled at these words and rejoined, “^By Allah the Omnipocen^
O my lord, { have taken a loathing to wayfare, and when I hear
the words ‘Voyage' or 'Travel,’ my binbs tremble for what hath
befallen me of hardships and horrora. Indeed I have no desire
whatever for this; more by token as I have bound myself by oath
not to quit Baghdad.” Then 1 informed the Caliph of all 1 had
passed thniugh from first to last, and he man'elled with exceeding
marvel and said, “By the Almighty, O Sindbad, from ages of old
such mishaps aa happened to thee were never known to happen to
any, and t^u dost only right never even to talk of travel. For
our sake, however, thou wile go this time and carry our present and
our letter to him of Sarandib; and Inshalbh—by God’s leave!—
thou shak return quickly; and on this wbe we shall be under no
obbgation to the said King/* I replied that I heard and obeyed,
being unable to oppose tus command, so he gave me the gifts and
the missive with money to pay my way and ! kissed hands and
left the presence. Then I dropped down from Baghdad to the
Gulf, and with other merchants embarked, and our ship sailed
before a fair wind many days and nights till, by Allah's aid, we
reached the island of Sarandib. As soon as we bad made fast we
landed and I took the present and the letter; and, going in with
them to the Kmg, kissed ground before him. When he saw me,
he said, "Well come, O Sindbad! By Allah Omnipotent we were
longing to see thee, and glory be to God who hath again shown us
thy face!" Then taking me by the hand he made me sit by Iris
side, rejoiemg, and he welcomed me with familiar kindness again
and entreated me as a friend. After this he began to converse
with me and courteously addressed me and asked, “What was the
cause of thy coming to us, O Sindbad? ’ So after kissing his
hand and thanking him f answered, ”0 my lord, I have brought
thee a present from my master, the Caliph Harun Al'Rashtd;
and offered him the present and the letter which he read and at
which he rejoiced with passing joy. The present consisted of a
mare worth ten thousand ducats, bearing a golden saddle set with
jewels; a book; a sumptuous suit of tdothes and an hundred

Alf Laylah wa Laviah,

different kinds of white Cairene doths and silts of Su^‘ Cufa and
Alexandria; Greek carpets and an hundred maunds'' weight of
linen and raw silk. MorKiver tliere was a wondrous rar^, a.
marvellous cup of crystal middlemost of which was the figure of a
lion faced by a kneeling man grasping a bow with arrow drawn to
the very head, together with the fo^-tray* * of Sulayman the son
of David (on whom be peace! The missive ran as follows,
“Peace from King Al-Rashid, the aided of Allah (who hath vouch¬
safed to him and his forefathers noble rank and wide-spread glory),
be on the fortunate Sultan. But after. Thy letter came to our
hands and we rejoiced thereat; and we have sent the book
entitled 'Delight of the Intelligent and for Friends the Rare
Preent,'* together with sundry curiosities suitable for Kings; so
do thou favour us by accepting them; and peace be with thee!”
Then the King lavished upon me much wealth anfl entreated me
with all honour; so I prayed for him and thanked him for his
munificence. Some days ^ter I craved his leave to depart, but
could not obtain it except by great pressing, whereupon I fare*
welled him and fared forth from hisdey, with merchants and other
companions, homewards-bound without any desire for travd or
trade. We continued voyaging and coasting along many islands;
but, wboi we were half-way, we were surrounded by a number of
canoes, wherein were men like devils armnsd with bows and arrows,
swords and daggers; habited in maff-coats and other armoury.
They fell upon u& and wounded and stew all who opposed them;
then, liaving captured the ship and her contents, carried us to
an island, where they sold us at the meanest price. Now I was
bought by a wealthy man who, taking me to his house, gave me
meat and drink and dothing and treated me in the friendliest
manner; so I was heartened and I rested a tittle. One day he
asked me. “Dost thou know any art or craft?" and I answered
him, “O my lord, I am a merchant and know nothing but trade

■ Anb. "AtSuw*?**’' ibi* iucctaamdif indant Arainoc jm, h, Lwa I

ftnculEij by ■ Suntan frem in Miucww who called ft after his name "liitk Siii’'

(the nMtnlet).

•Arab, “Miaii,’' ■ wnghe varying frem tm tn hx pouhik: even diis canmiQij term u
iMt Jwmtl in the Bhla of Une’i Mod Egyptian*, .Appendix B. The "Miund'' ta «
wcU-kiiown Anelo^TndiiA

* Thii ttfikk if net tnenrionai clfcwkcre in Tht

«Afipirud3r t iincr diU,

SiKDBAD THE SeAHAH AND SlNDBAD THE LaWOSMAH, 8l

and traffic/* “Dost thou know," rejoined he,“ how to use bow
and arrow?” “Yes,” replied I, ”i know that much.” Th^upon
he brought roe a bow and arrows and mounted me behind him
upon an elephant; then he set out as night was wdl nigh over
and, passing through a forest of huge growths, came to a tall and
sturdy tree up which he made roe clirob. Then he gave roe the
bow and arrows, saying, “Sit here now, and when the elephant
troop hicher in early rooming, shoot at ^em; belike thou wilt hit
one; and, if he fall, coroe and tell me.' With this he left me,
I hid myself m the tree being in sore terror and trembled till the
sun arose; and, when the elephants appeared and wandered about
among the trees, I shot my arrows at them and continued till
I had shot down one of thcin. In the evening 1 reported my
success to my master who was dchghted in roe and entreated me
with high honour; and next morning he removed the dain
elephant. In this wise I continued, every rooming shooting an
elephant which roy master would remove till, one day, as I was
perched in hiding on the tree there came on suddenly and
expectedly an innumjcrable host of elephants whose scTe amin g
and trumpeting were such that I imagined the earth trembled
under them. All surrounded my tree, whose circumfercnee was
some fifty cubits,* and one enormous monster ^ine up to it
and winding his trunk round the bole haled it up by the roots,
and dashed it to the ground. I fell down fainting amongst the
beasts when the monster elephant wound his mink about me
and, setting me on his back, went off with me, the others ac'
companying us. He carried me soli unconscious till he reached
the pbee for which he was making, when he roUed me off his
back and presently went his ways followed by the others. So
1 rested a little; and, when my terror had subsided, f looked
about me and I found myself among the bones of elephants,
whereby I concluded that this was their burial-place, and that
the monster elephant had led me thither on account of the

fjlie Ulfliul Ik r^dently Ceyloft, loftginnioil cIrphMt), kftd the ow ii
"Binyan’' rFleuk Imlics). AfensmJtng to UaKhDirn and Wdf, the elejjhano of all Uiuli
do m'^efetice atut honour to tlioie of Ccylan.

VOL. VI.

Alp Laylah wa Laylah.

tusks.' So I arose and walked a whole day and night till I
arrived at the Jiouse of my master, who saw ray colour changed
by stress of afiright and laminc. lie rejoiced in my return and
said to me, “By Allah, thou hast made my heart sorel I went
when thou wast missing and found the tree turn up, and
thought that the elephants had slain ttuec. Tell me how it was
with thoe," 1 acquainted him \vith all that had betided me;
whereat be wondered greatly, and rejoiced and at last asked
me, “Dost thou know the place?"; whereto I answered, “Yes,
O ray master!” So we mounted an elephant and fared until we
came to the spot; and, when my master beheld the heaps of
tusks, he rejoiced greatly; then carrying away as many as he
wanted he returned with me home, After this, he entreated me
with increased favour and said, “O my son, thou hast shown
us the way to great gain, wherefore Allah requite thee! Thou
art freed for the Almighty's sake and before His face! The
elephants used to destroy many of us on account of our hunt-
ing them for their ivories and sorivellos: but Allah hath pre*
served thee from them, and thou hast profited us by the heaps
to which thou hast led us." “O my master" replied [, "God
free thy neck from the fire! And do thuu grant me, O my
master, thy gracious leave to return to my own country.’’
“Yes" quoth he, “thou shalt tiave that permission. But we
have a yearly fair, when merchants come to us from varioiis
quarters to buy up these ivories. The time is drawing near;
and, when they shall have done their business, 1 will send thee
under their charge and w^l! give thee wherewithal to reach thy
home.” So J blessed and thanked him and remained with him,
treated with respect and honour, for some days, when the raer'
chants came as he had foretold, and bought and sold and
bartered; and when they had made their preparations to return,
my master came to me and said, “Rise and get thee ready to
travel with the traders en route to thy country," They had
bought a number of tusks which they had bound together in

* Fini wfuch nor tjiIuekI. Ai Hc»Ee tlie kA Fliiry

ami irc c4]ijdlljr E>ciTtidaufl flf the vj,hic of ivwy, Pliiry fTiri. 31 quota Horodotus

Wihtcnif thz buriT^f of Itcstw itid rclatn how elcphiiFitr, wKpji hiintoiJ.^ brak thnr
(lift Jidbl CoKetl thonl iigiiiniTE a trtt iT^nk hf waif of riniom. PfutnrcK^ unj

PliltrisTnirui spcik of itc intctlis^nco wQiihtp of the ''half-refljon

wtrh thff which The hfiidiii trrpi Im 04 . 11 !?'. Topsdri Gwet

(p 153) mafecft dephmitt btu-y thffic tuiti, *Vhidi common]j i\r^ out zverf tenth yaf.**
In Anbadn litEramtit the dc|ihint1ft alw'iij^ coonectod nith Tndli.

Titt CrrT OP BRAisa.

loads and were embarking them when my master sent me
them, paying for my paiisage and seeding all my debts; beside
which he gave me a large present in eptxk. We out and
vayagi^d from inland to isliintl till w£ h^d crossed the sea
landed on the shores of the Persian Golf, when the tnerch^ts
brought out and sold thdr stores: I aUo sold W'hat I bad ^
a high profit; and I bought some of the prettiest things in the
place for presents and beautiful raredes and everything eke 1
wanted. 1 likewise bought for myself a beast and we
forth and crossed the deserts from country to country tiU I
reached Baghdad. Here I went in to the Caliph and, attw
saluting him and kissing hands, informed him of all tl^ ^
befallen me; whereupon he rejoiced in my safety and th^ed
Almighty Allah; and he bade my story be written in letters
of gold- 1 then entered my house and met my family and
brethren; and such is the end of the history that happen^to
me during my seven voyages. Praise be to AU^i, the One,
the Creator, the Maker of ail things in Heaven and Earth!-

Now when Sbahrasad had ended her story of the two Sindbads.
Dinarzad exclaimed, “O my sister, bow plea^t k thy ^e
and how tasteful! How sweet and how grateful 1 She rcpliecl,
“And what is this compared with that I could tell thee ^
morrow nightr' Quoth the King, "What may it be? And she
said;—It is a tale touching

THE CITY OF BRASS.'

It is related that there was, in tide of yore and in times and ye^
long gone before, at Damascus of Syria, a Caliph known ^ AM
al'Malik bin Marwan, the fifth of the Ommiadc hoase. As this
Commander of the Faithful was seated one day m his pala^
conversing with his Sultans and Kings and Grandees oi his
empire, the ta lk turned upon the legends of p^st peoples and

•Thb, ti™ ”Ctr ef «vr*r).« «1^-

■ziri tJiriir* «is p«bnb(y hf thr s«n^ J B™" tS

tdut W bi:a«M a tnndr waits- Compate antb thw TT«: '■

wLsaiD* In NiiMji ts vuJfi. Niliiit

Alp Laylw wa Laylah,

the craditicHU of our lord Solomon, David's son (on the twain be
peace!), and on that which Allah Almighty had bestowed on him
of loroship and dominion over men and Jinn and birds and beasts
and reptiles and the wind and other created things; and quoth
the Caliph, “Of a truth we hear from those who forewent us that
the Lord (extolled and exalted be He!) vouchsafed unto none the
like of that which He vouchsafed unto our lord Sobmon and that
he attained unto that whereto never attained other than he, tn that
he was wont to imprison Jinns and Xlarids and Satans in cucut'
bites of copper and to stop them with lead and seal' them with
his ring,”—^And Shahraaad penxived the dawn of day and
ceased saying her pennitted say.

it hms tl}e iFibr ^utihreh anb jpixtp'Sebenlti

She said. It hath reached me. O auspicious King, that when
the Caliph Ahd al'Malik bin Marwiin sat conversing with his
Grandees concerning our lord Solomon, and these noted what
Alliih had bestowed upon him of lordship and dominion, quoth
the Commander of the Faithful, ”Ind^ he attained unto that
whereto never attained other tham he, in that he was wont to im'
prison Jinns and Marids and Satans in cucurbites of copper and
stop them with lead and seal them with his ring," Then said
Talib bin Sahl (who was a seeker after treasures and had books
that discovered to him hoards and wealth hidden under the earth),
“O Commander of the Faithful,—Allah make thy dominion to
endure and exalt thy dignity here and hereafter!—my father told
me of my grandfather, that he once took ship with a company,
intending for the island of Sikiliyah or Sicily, and sailed until
there arose against them a contrary wind, which drove them from
their course and brought them, after a month, to a great moimtam
in one of the lands of Allah the hlost High, but where that land
was they wot not. Quoth ray grandfather:—^This was in the
darkness of the night and as soon as it was day, there came forth
to us, from the caves of the movmtain, folk black of colour and
naked of body, as they were wild beasts, understanding not one
word of what was addressed to them: nor was there any of them

*T!ic BmJ. odiJt that ihc uaLrtn^ wtn of iTAmpoc] ftnaici ggiH hopper
l«iL I bare bwrxmd c^auiif from Lu fnl, ti, pp, 30 ^ a

The City of Brass.

who knew Arabic, save thdr King who was of thor own
When he saw the ship, he came down to it with a company ot ms
followers and saluting us, bade us welcome and questioniM us of
our case and our faith. We told him all concede ourselves^d
he ^d, *Be of good cheer for no harm shall befal you. And
when vve, in turn, asked them of cbeir faith, we found that each
was of one of the many o^eeds pre\'ai!ing before the pt^cbmg ot
Al'lslam and the mission of Mohammed, whom may Allah bless
and keep! So my shipmates remarked, ‘We not what thou
sayest.' Then quoth the King, ‘No Adam;Son hath ever come
to our land before you: but fear not, and rejoin in the assurance
of safety and of return to your own country.' Then he
fain t’d us three days, feeding us on the flesh of birds and wild
beasts and fishes, than w’hich they had no other meat, and, e
fourth day, he carried us down to the beach, that we might divert
ourselves by looking upon the fisher'folk. There wc saw a man
casting his net to catch fish, and presently he pulled thm up and
behold, in them was a cucurbite of copper, stopped with Ipd and
sealed with the signet of Solomon, son of David, on whom be
peace! He brought die vessel to land arid broke it open, wbra
there came forth a smoke, which rose a'twistmg blue to the zenidi,
and wc beard a horrible voice, saying, I repentl I rep^t! P^'

don, O Prophet of Allah! U-iU never return to that wbd I did

aforetime.' Then the smoke became a temble Giant fnghtfrd of
form, whose head was level with the mountain tops, and he
vanished from our sight, whilst our hearts well'nigh torn out

for terror; but the blacks thought nothing of it. Then we returned
to the King and questioned him of the matter; whereupon quoth
he, ‘Know that tfe was one of the Jinns whom Solonran, ^ of
David, being wroth with them, shut up in these ve^k ^
into the sea, after stopping the mouths w-ith melted liad.
feh ermen ofttimes, in Casting their ncte, brmg up such
which being broken open, there come forth of them Jumis who,
deeming that Solomon is still alive and can pardon them, m^e
their submission to him and say, I repent O Pto^et of AII^
The Caliph marvelled at Talib s story and said, Glo^ be to Grt3.
Verily, to Solomon was given a mighty domimim. Now
Nahighah al-ZubyanP was present, and he said, Tahb hath

> As (his ■ »elUt.™ii pre^Mwnioc hi* hae » dcc5iJellr»aKhro.

luiticA by inCcFitwfu

86 Aip Lay*!^ v^a Laylau.

spoken sootbly as is proven by the saying of the AU'wise, che
Prirnsvai One,

'And Solomon, when Allah to him * 'Rise, he thou Caliph, rule with
righteous «vay:

Honour obedience for obeying thee; * And who reheb imptuen him for
ayel

Wherefore he used to put them in copper-bottles and cast them
into the sea." The poet's words seemeo good to the Caliph, and
he said, "By Allah, I long to look upon some of these Solomonic
vessels, w'hich must be a warning to whoso will be warned." "O
Commander of the Faithful," replied Tdib, "it is in thy power to
do so, without stirring abroad. Said to thy brother Abd al-Aziz
bin Marw^, so he may write to Musa bin Nusayr,' governor of
the Maghnb or Morocco, bidding hfTn talfp horse thence to the
mountains whereof 1 spoke and fetch thee therefrom as many of
such ojcurbites as thou hast a mind to* for those mountains adjoin
the frontiers of his province." The Caliph approved his counsel
and said "Thou bast spoken sooth, O Talib, and I desire that,
touching this matter, thou be my mcEsenger to Musa bin Nusayt;
wherefore thou ahalt have the White Flag' and all thou hast a
mind to of monies and honour and so forth; and I will care for
thy family during thine absence." “With love and gladness, O
Commander of ^e Faithful!" answered Talib. “Go, with the
blessing of Albh and His aid," quoth the Cidiph, and bade write
a letter to his brother, Abd al-Aziz, his viceroy in Egypt, and
another to Musa bin Nusayr, his docroy in North-Western Africa,
bidding him go himself in quest of the Solomonic bottles, leaving
his son to govern in his stead. Moreover, he diarged him to engage
guides and to spare neither men n<jr money, nor to be remiss in
the matter as he would take no excuse. Then he sealed the two
letters and committed them to Talib bin SaM, bidding him ad¬
vance the royal ensigns before him and make his utmost speed;
and he pvc him treasure and horsemen and footmen, to further
hun on his way, and made provision for the wants of his household

'The Mulem amijuirrnr of Spaih «kiie Eaiiaiint, TJrifc, the gtILcnt and im-

fcrtanBtr, rta^rseiJ OlbrAJtir fjihfll aJ-Tunk).

enbum of Umar^uh COnuni^de) GtHplii were whites of the

Abbu bJack^ mnd of the Fidm'ttci Qurfij^ tlie roriJ Eng denoted

ihc gowiUmma or jabiupotcpdiny.

The City of Brass,

during his absence. So Talib set out and arrived in due course

a: Cairu.^-And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and

ceased to say her permitted say-

IZlhtn ft tDd£( the Jfibe ^uithtEh anti ^ixtf-eigtjth

She said. It hath riiadied me, O auspicious King, that Talib bin
Sahl set out with his escort and crossed the desert country between
Syria and Egypt, where the Governor came out to meet him and
entreated him and his company with high honour whilst they
tarried with him. Thai he gave them a guide to bring th^ to
the Sa'id or Upper Egypt, where the Emir Musa had his abiding'
place; and when the son of Nusayr heard of Talib s coming, he
went forth to meet him and rejoiced in iuni, Talib ^ve him the
Caliph’s letter, and he took it reverently and, laying it on his
heao, cried, “1 hear and 1 obey the Prince of the Faithful."
Then he deemed it best to assemble his chief officers and whm
were present he ac<]uainted them with the contents of the Caliph^s
letter and sought counsel of them how he should act. "O Emir,"
answered they, "if thou seek one who shall guide tba to the place
summon the ^aykh 'Abd al'Samad, ibn 'Abd al'Kuddus, al'
Samudi;* for he is a man of varied knowledge, who hath travelled
much and knoweth by experience all the ^as and wastes and wolds
and Countries of the worid and the inhabitante and ivonders
thereof; wherefore send thou for him and he wiU surely guide thee
to thy desire." So Musa sent for him, and behold, he was a very
ancient man shot in years and broken down with lapse of days.
The Emir saluted him and said, “O Shaykh Abd ai'Samad, our
lord the Commander of the Faithful, Abd al'Malik bin Marwan,
hath commanded me thus and thus. I have small knowledge of

' w, Old Cain>, w Futcae: the pfweoT Cairo wa* then t Coptic village founded
olij iFiiiyptilW KtttfTncTVi LitNTkfihl^Ctti, to ifrhich bcldngfcd the V

mnd the [Cfreat wcll^ Jijr Vtiflilf* abluriHy attrilMJtcd H> **

drntljr th^ pn^pn oF I-cvi amj mcins » high jvritst 1 ^ * name wai

^ I ufltiPE \mt mtpeci fhiE thii h a ctcricat enur fnr “AL-SamAnh^* * nt&ue of
Samtnhid {V^lhin^^n•| in tkf Dflri pb the Darji^eiw the m

ScbcnnTibu (in Copdc jem-nyh ^jem the GwHi A tuwn which haj wwfpced miii^
mm tn hloilem dmet But thefr h iltp * Samft(kli a w milES own
icrum from Dendernh anri, a 4 lU tnoacuJt it I* aA Anricnt me-

Alf Laitlah wa Laylail

the land wherein is that which the Caliph desireth; but it is told
me that thou knowest it well and the ways thither. \\'’^ilt thou,
thercforc, go with me and help me to accomplish the Caliph’s
ne«d? & it please Allah the Most High, thy trouble and travail
shall not go waste." Replied the Shaykh, "I hear ai^d obey the
bidding ot the Commanaer of the Faithful; but know, O Emir,
that the road thither is long and difficult and the ways few.”
”‘How far is it?” asked Musa, and the Shaykh answered, "It is a
journey of two years and some months going and the like return"
ing; and the way is fuU of hardships and terrors and things
wondrous and macveUous, Now thou art a champion of the Faith'
and our country is hard by that of the enemy; and peradventure
the Nazarenes may come out upon us in thine absence; wherefore
it behovcth thee to leave one to rule thy government in thy stead."
"It is well," answered the Emir and appointed his son Harun
Governor during his absence, requiring the troops to take the oath
of fealty to him and bidding them ob^ him m all he should com'
mand. And tliey heard his words and promised obedience. Now
this Harun was a man of great prowess and a renowned wanior
and a doughty knight, and the Shaykh Ahd abSamad feigned to
him that the place they sought was distant but four months' jouT'
ney along the shore of the sea, with camping-places all the wray,
adjoinmg one another, and grass and springs, adding, "AUah will
assuredly make the matter easy to us through thy blessing, O
Lieutenant of the Commander of the Faithful!" Quoth the Emir
Musa, "Knowest thou if any of the Kings have trodden this land
before us?"; and quoth the Shaykh, "Yes, it belonged aforetime
to Darius the Greek, King of Alexandria.” But be said to Musa
pnfvily, "O Emir, take with thee a thousand cameLs laden with
victual and store of gugglets,”“ The Emir asked, "And what
shall we do with these?"; and the Shaykh answered, "On our
way is the desert of Kayrawan or Cyrene, the which is a vast
wold four dap' fourney long, and lacketh water: nor therein doth
sound of voice ever sound nor is soul at any time to be seen.
Moreover, there blowcth the Simoon* * and other hot winds called

I Egypt hud nrH then Wn ftm^ctcrcd from the CKrisdjuic.

* Aimb. IjC. thiia Anfl l^nrnoj enrthcflWdrt jn^i ^HT Fufclei\

1 fertneflttd inoidc of biricy or raiiini.

* I retain t3£i ^loicr^hlc blunder; ftc form Li from Sanmi^ tht potioiv

wisiL

The Crrif Of Brass.

Al'Jiiwayb» which dry up the watei'^cins- but if the water be in
gugglcts, no hand can come to it." “Right," said Musa and
sending to Alexandria, let bring thence great plenty of gullets.
Then he took svith him his Wasir and two thousand cavalry, clad
in mail cap-a-pie and set out, without other to guide chem^t
Abd al'Samad who forewent them, riding on his hackney. The
party fared on dil^eatly, now passing through inhabited lands,
then ruins and anon traversing trightiul wolds and t^sty wastes
and then mountains which spired high in air; noir did they leave
jounreying a whole year’s space till, one morning, when ti^ day
broke, after they had travelled all night, behold, ^e Shay^ found
himself in a land he knew not and said. “There is no Majp^ and
there no ^ight save in A llah, the Glorious, the Great! Quoth
the Emir, “What is to do, O Shaykh?"; and he answered, sayi^,
"By the Lord of the Ka’abah, w'e have wandered from our road.
“How cometh that?" asked Klusa, and Abd al-S^ad replied,
“The stars were overclouded and I could not guide myself by
them.” “Where on God's earth are we now?" asked the Emir,
and the Shaykh answered, “I know not; for 1 never sec eyes on
this land till this moment.” Said Musa, “Guide us back to the
place rvhere we went astray”; bur the other, “I know' it no more.
Then Musa, “Let us push on; haply Allah will guide us to it or
direct us aright of His power.” So they fared on nil the hour of
noon-prayer, when they came to a fair champaign, and wide and
level and smooch as it were the sea when calm, and presently th^e
appeared to them, on the horhion some gtirat thing, high and
in whose midst was as it were smote rising to the confines of Ae
sky. made for this, and stayed not in their course tdl

drew near thereto, when, lol it was a high castle, firm of foundauo^
and great and gruesome, as it were a towering uiountam, bunded
all of black stone, with frowning crenelles and a door of gleaming
China steel, that dazzled the eyes and dazed the wits.
almut it were a thousand steps and that which appeared ^ar off
as it were smoke was a central dome of lead an hunched cubite
high. When the Emir saw this, he marvelled thereat with cKeed-
ing marvel and how this place was void of inhabit^ts: and the
SMy^, after he had certified himself thereof, said, “'^ere is no
god but the God and Mohammed is the Aposde of God. Quom
Musa, 'T hear thee praise the Lord and hallow Him, andmes^^
thou rejoicest." "O Emir," answered Abd al-Saxnad, “Rejoice,
Allah (extolled and exalted be He!) hath delivered us Irom the

Ai-f Laylah wa Laylah.

frightful wolds and tfairscy wastes " **How bnowest thou that?"
said Musa^ and the other, "I know it for that my father told me
of my grandfather that he said, 'We were once journey mg in this
land and, straying from the road, we came to this palace and thence
to the Oty of Brass: between which and the place thou seekest is
two full months' travel; but thou must take to the sea'shore and
leave it not, for there be watehng'plac^ and wdls and camping'
grounds established by King Zu m'Kamayn iskandar who, when
he went to the conquest of Mauritania, found by the way thirsty
deserts and wastes and wQds and dug therein tvater'pits and built
cisterns.’ ** Quoth Musa, "Allah rejoice thee with good news!'' and
quoth the Slraykh, "Come, let us go look upon yonder palace and
its marvels, for it is an admonition to whoso will be admonished,"
So the Emir went up co the palace, with the Shaykh and his
officers, and coming to the gate, found it open. Now this gate
was builded with lofty columns and porticoes whose walls and
ceilings were inlaid with gold and silver and precious scones; and
there led up to it flights of steps, among which were two wide
stairs of coloured marble, never was seen their like; and over the
doorway wa.s a cablet whereon were graven letters of gold in the
old andent Innian character, "O Emir," asked the Shaykh,
"Shall I read?"; and Musa answered, “'Read and God bless
thee!: for all that b^deth us in this journey dependeth upon thy
blessing." So the Shaykh, who was a very learned man and
versed in all tongues and characters, went up to the tablet and
read whatso was thereon and it was verse like this,

“The signs ihar hiaie their mighty works portray • Warn us that all must
tread the self'sune way:

O thou who Kandest in this stead to hear * Tidings of folk, whose power
hath passed for

Enter this palacc'gatL’ and ask the news • Of greatness faljen into dust and

Death hai destroyed th^in and dutperstd thar * And in £hc due£ diey
lost thdr display;

As had they ody set thdr hardens down * To rest awhile, and thm had
node away."

When the Emir Musa heard these couplets, he wept till he lost his
senses and said, "There is no god but the God, the LiWtig. the
Eternal, w'ho ceaseth not!** Then he entered the palace and was
confounded at its beauty and the goodliness of its construction.
He diverted himself awhile by viewing the pictures and images

The Cmr ot Brass.

therein, dU he came to another door, over which also were written
verses, and said to the Shaykh, "Come read me these!” So he
advanced and read as follows,

"Under these dcmiEa hnw many a OTnpany * Halted of pLd aikl fanfd with-
omen my:

See thou what might displays Km ocher wights * Time with hk sbi^ which
could such kmU waylay;

They shared together what they gathErM * And left their joys and fated to
Dcadi decays

What joy& die>' jc^edf what food they ate! and nerw * In ditst they'ie eaten,
For the yiotm a prey/*

At this the Emit Mvisa wept bitter teais^ and the world waxed
yellow before his eyes and he saief, "Verilyi wt w^ere created for
a mighty matter;'"^ Then they proceeded to expbre the palace
and found it desert and void of living thing, its courts desolate and
dwelling^laces waste laid. In the miclsE: stood a lofty pavilioQ
with a dome rising high in air, and about it were four hundred
tombs, budded of yellow marble. The Emir drew near unto these
and b^old, amongst them was a great tomb» wide and long; and
at its head stood a cablet of white marble, whereon were graveo
these couplets,

“How oft haw I foti^t! and hmw many havr slain! * How much have I wit-
nwed of hlesBing and banc!

How much have 1 eaten! herw much have 1 druoki * How oft have I
cnid to eifiging-girrE Etrainf

How much have 1 bidden! how oft haw forbid! * Hnw many a and

caEtdlain

I have sieged And have searched, and the cloistered maids * In the depths of
its walb for my captives were m"cnl

But of ierporailce sinnod I to win me the meeds * Whidi won provikj naught
ana brou^t nothing of gain *

Then reckon uiy leck'ning, O maR* be wise * Ere the goblet of deaih
and of doom thou rhaLt drain;

For yet but a little the dust on thy head • They ahaij strew* and thy life ihall
go down to the dead.**

The Emir and his companions wept; then, drawing near linto the
pavilion^ they saw that it had eight tloors of sandal'Wtwod, studded
with nails of gold and stars of silver and inlaid with all manncf
precious stones. Qn the first door were written these verses.

■ f>. fw wcwiWj> ami to prcjpiire fumricr.

Au Layi^ wa Lati^h.

“Wbat I left, 1 fcft it imc foe nobility of soul, • But through sentence and
decree tw every man are dight,

What while 1 lived happy, with a tempef haught and high. • My hoar d in g'
place defending like a lion in the hght,

I toot no rest, and greed of gain forbad me give a grain * Of mustard'seed
to save from the of Hdl oiy sprite,

Until strieken on a day, as with arrow, by decree * Of the Maker, the
Fashioner, the Lord of Might and Ri^it
When my death was appointed, my Life 1 could not keep * By the many of
my stratagems, my cunning and my sleight;

My tnxtpa I had oolicc^ avad^ me not. and none * Of my friends and of
my neighbours had power to mend my plight:

Throu^ my life I wa# wearied to joumeylng to death * In stress or in solace,
in joyance or dspjght;

So when money-'bags are bloated, and dinar unto dinar * Thou addest, all
may leave thee with Heeting of the night;

And the driver of a camel and the digger of a giave^ • Are what thine heirs
shall bring ere the moming dawneth bright:

And on Judgment Day alone shalt thou stand before thy Lord, * Overladen
with thy sins and thy crimes and thine alright:

Let the wnrld not seduce thee with Ituings, tnn behold * Whar measure to
thy family and neighbours it hath doled."

When Musa heard these verses, he wept with such weeping that
he swooned away^ then, coming to himself, he entered die
pavilion and saw therein a long tomb, aw'^me to look upon,
whereon was a tablet of China steel and Shaykh Abd ahSamad
drew near it and read this inscription: “In the name of Ever¬
lasting Allah, the Never-beginning, the Ne^'Ct'etiding; in the
name of Allah who begetteth not nor is He begot and unto whom
the like is not; in the name of Allah the Lord of Majesty and
Might; in the name of the Living One who to death is never

dxghtf"-And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and

ceased saying her permitted say.

ii^en ft tnatf (he ifi'tie jS^unbreh onb £)ixtp-mn(9

She said. It hath reached me, O auspidous King, that Shaykh
Abd al-Samad, having read the aforesaid, also found the follow¬
ing, “O thou who comest to this place, take warning by that

^ The exmcl tAina the BmiIkwi'* to the cemeterr which, u ofrefl dbtuiti henee

to dlrxm a wnel b m omeri flf dath

Thb Cmf OP Brass.

wliich thou seest of the accLdents of Time and the vicissitudes of
Fortune and be not dduded by the world and its pomps and
vanities and fallacies and falsehoods and vain allurements, for that
It is llattering, deoeitfiil and treacherous, and the things thereof arc
but a loan to us which it wiU borrow }»ck from all borrowers. It
is lilft* * unto the dreams of the dreamer and the sleep^visions of
the sleeper or as the mirage of the desert, which the thirsty take
for water;’ and &itan m^eth it fair for men even unto death,
These arc the ways of the world; wherefore put not thou thy
trust therein neither incline thereto, for it bewrayeth him^ who
leancth upon it and who committeth himself thereunto in
affairs. Fall not thou into its snares neither take bold upon its
skirts, but be warned by my example. I possessed four thou'
sand bay borses and a haughty palace, and I had to wile a thou-
sand daughters of lungs, high-bosomed maids, as they were
moons; I was blessed with a thousand sons as they were fierce
lions, and I abode a thousand years, glad of heart and mind, and
1 amawfl ticasures beyond the competence of all the Kings of
the regions of the earth, deeming that delight would sdll endure
to me. But there fell on me unawares the Destroyer of delights
and the Sunderer of societies, the Desolator of domiciles and the
Spoiler of inhabited spots, the Murtherer of great and small, babes
and children and mothers, he who hath no ruth on the prar for
his poverty, or feareth tht King for all his bidding or forbidding.
Verdy, we abode safe and secure in this palace, till there de¬
scended upon us the judgment of the Lord ot the Three Worlds,
Lord of the Heavens, and Lord of the Earths, the vengeance of
the Manifest Truth* overtook us, when there died of us e\'ery
day two, till a great company of us had penshed. When I saw
that destruction had entered our dw'ellings and had homed ■nnth
us and in the sea of deaths had drowned us, I summoned a writer
and bade him indite these verses and instances and admonitiona,
the which 1 let grave, with rule and compass, on these doors and
tablets and combs. Now I had an army of a thousand thouand
bridles, men of warrior mien with forearms strong and keen, armed

• Kttfwi sdT. 35. Tlif ^ "Sariti’* (mtugn) i* fo«nj in lna»h (xay. '•'*

passage thciutd be rntdefEd “Audi (he niirage (stiirsb) ihBlI become ■ wk* (mi, *"<1
the pardied ground ihall become a pod'*). The Hiiuliia wit it Mrigatfisnn* "

the thine the deer,

* A suse of .Allah.

Au' Latlah wa Lavlah.

with spears and oaail'coacs sheen and swords that gieaio; so i
bade them don their kmg'han^g hauberks and gird on their
biting blades and mount their IdgK-tnettled steeds and level their
dreadful lances; and whenas there fell on us the doom of the
Lord of heaven and earth, I said to them, 'Ho, all ye soldiers
and troopers, can ye avail to ward off that which is fallen on me
from the Omnipotent King?' But troopers and soldiers availed
not unto this and said, 'How shall wc battle with Him to whom
no chamberlain barreth access, the Lord of the door which hath
no doorkeeper?* Tlien quoth I to them, ‘Bring me my tna-
sures,’ Now ! had in my treasuries a thousand dstems in each
of which were a thousand quintals' of red gold and the like of
white silver, besides pcark and jewds of all kinds and other
things of price, beyond the attainment of the kings of the earth.
So they (id chat and when they had kid all the treasure in my
presence, I said to them, 'Can ye ransom me with all this tiea'
sure or buy me one day of life therewith?' But they could not!
So they resigned themselves to foreordained Fate and fortune
and I submitted to the Judgment of Allah, enduring patiendy
that which he decreed unto me of affiicrion, till He took my soul
and made me to dwell in my grave. And if thou ask of my nam e,
i am Kush, the son of Shaddad son of Ad the Greater." And
upon the tablets were engraved these Lnes,

“An ihou tt-oxiltkt know ray name, whoso day is done • Witii shifts of dine
and changes 'neath the sun,

Know I am Shaddid's son, who mJed tnankind * And o’er ill eirth upheld
dormnion!

AU stubborn peoples abject were to me; * And SHm to Cairo and to Ad-
nanwone;*

I reified in glory oonquering numy kings; • And peoples feared: ray raischief
ev^one.

Yea, trjbs and itmics in my hand I saw; * The world aJl dioded me. both
fhettds and fone

When [ kmIc horse, 1 viewed ray numbered troops, • Bridles on naghing
steeds a millinn.

And I had wealth that none oould tell or ootrat, * Against misfortune tiea'
Suring all I won;

• Arab. huadt^weight iij. IDO JEm.I, abewr U*. iviotr. Hsrm the

FroKh ifnintii and iii coA^Fnen (yttrf).

' O, "(thu Shim (Synij t* (the land of) Aiinin," anrettor of the NaturiBud Anh*
thu is, tt> Anfui.

Thc City of Brass.

Fain had I bought my life with all my wealth, • And for a moracnt'a space

my death to shun; l .1

But God would naught avc what Hia putpoee wiLu»i • So Inini my brctltieii

cut 1 Ijodc altme: , * * - l . c

And Death, that auntleis man, cstchangcd my lot * To paupm hut trem
graiideur'a mansion, . . j, ^

When found I all mine actions gome and piEt • whemor 1 m pJedgeo and

by my sin undone

Then feat. O man. who by a hrinlt dost range, • The turns of Fomme aiwJ
the chance of Change."

The Enijr Musa was hurt to his heart and loathed Ids life for
what he saw of the slaughterjng'places of the folk; an^ as th^
went alxiut the highways and byeways of tlic palace, viewing ito
atring'chamljers and pleasaunoeA, behold th^' came upon a ctble
of yellow onyx, upborne on four feet of juniper'wood,* and nierc'
on these words graven, *‘At this table have eaten a thou^nd kin|^
blind of the right eye and a thousand blind of the lett and y«
other thousand sound of both ey^es, all of whoin have departed tM
world and ha\'e taken up their sojourn in the tombs and the
catacomb.*’ All this the Emir wrote down and left th^aiace,
carrying off with him naught ."save the table aforesaid Then he
fared on with his host three days’ space, under the gu dance of the
Shaykh Abd al'Samad, dU they came to a high bill, whereon stood
a horseman of brass. In his hand be held a lance with a broad
head, in brightness like bUnding levcn, whereon w^as graij^, U
thou that contest unto me, if thou know not the way to the City
of Brass, rub the hand of this rider and be will timi reund and
presently stop. Then take the direction whereto he tace^ and
fare fearless, for it w-ill bring thee, without hardship, ta the ciiy

aforesaid."-And Shahrasad perceived the dawn of day and

rrajied to say her permitted say.

I Ko™ m. 11 . "Evny man it gi^tn in pkSst for thiT ^liifh he )Ji*U

• Therein .wn.ftnffcteflal ftnifiaion b» ihe t^a. Anjr

umA hr tht Gr«lw MarmciT m*rhte « *"

the ‘'Mwnart-'-nuirblt. evWendT fiidr Che bnUiMl

Alt Laylah wa Layuui.

ZSIien it jTibe Hhinbreb aitt) ^rbentiett

She saidr It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the
Emir Musa rubbed liie horse man’s hand he revolved like the
dazdine lightning, and stopped facing in a direction other than
chat wherein they were journeying, So they took the road to
which he pointed (which was the right way) and, finding it a
beaten tiadi, fared on through their days and nights till they had
covered a wide tract of country. Then they came upon, a pillar of
black stone like a fumace'chimney wherein was one sunken up to
his armpits. He had two great wings and four arms, two of them
like the anns of the sons of Adam and other tw'o as they were
lion s paws, with claws of iron, and he was black and and
frightful of aspect, with hair like horses' tails and eyes like blazing
coals, slit upright in his face. Moreover, he had in the middle of
his forehead a third eye, as it were that of a lynx, from which flew
sparks of fire, and he cried out say mg, “Glory to my Lord, who
hath adjudged unto me this grievous torment and sore punishment
until the Day of Doom!" When the folk saw him, they lost their
reason for affright and turned to flee; so the Emir Musa asked the
Sbaykh Abd ahSamad, "What is this?”; and he answered, "1
know not ” Whereupon quoth Musa. “Draw near and question
him of his condition; hapfy he will discov'er to thee his case.”
“Allah assain thee, Eim'rf Indeed, 1 am afraid of him;” replied
the Shaykh: hut the Emir rejoined, saying, “Fear not; he is
hindered from thee and from all others by that wherein he is." So
Alxl al'Samad drew near to the pillar and said to him which was
therein, “O creature, what is thy name and what art thou and how
earnest thou here in this fashion?" “1 am an Ifrit of the Jinn,"
replied he, "by name Dahish, son of Al'A'amash,' and am con-
fined here by the All-might, prisoned here by the Providence and
iunJ^ed by the judgement of Allah, till it pleases Him, to whom
jdong Might and hlajesty, to release me." Then said Musa, "Ask
lim why he is in durance of this column?” So the Shaykh asked
lim of this, and the Ifrit replied, sayinjg, “Verily my tale is
wondrous and my case marv^ous, and it is this. One of the

* These (fnlicil rinnui mre tbpKn for ihpir AfiftiXed;

iflii ifith cyci ilwtyi

The Cmr op Brass.

sons of TKlifi had an idol of red camelian, whereof I was guardian,
and there served it a King of the Kings of the sea, a Prince of
puissant power and prow of prowess, ovcr-niling a thousand
thousand warriors of the Jann who smote with swords before
him and answered bis summons in time of need. All these were
under my commandment and obeyed my behest, being each and
every rebels against Solomon, son of David, on whom be peace!
And I used to enter the bell;? of the idol and thence bid and
forbid them. Now this Kir^''s daughtiff loved the idol and was
frequent in prostration to it and assiduous in its service; and she
was the fairest woman of her day, accomplished in beauty and
loveliness, elegance and grace. She was described imto Solomon
and he sent to her father, saying, ‘Give inc thy daughter to wife
and break thine idol of camelian and testify saying, There is no
god but the God and Sobmon 1$ the Prophet of Allah!* an thou
do this, our due shall be thy due and thy debt shall be our debt,
but, if thou refuse, make ready to answer the summons of the
Lord and don thy grave^ear, for 1 will come upon thee with an
irresistible host, which shall fill the waste places of earth and make
thee as yesterday that is passed away and hath no return for aye.'
When this message reached the he waxed insolent and

rebellious, pride-fm and contramadous and he cried to bis Watirs,
‘What say ye of this? Know ye that Solomon son of David hath
sent requiring me to give htm my daughter to wife, and break
my idol of camelian and enter his faithr And they replied, *0
mighty King, how shall Solomon do thus with thee? Even could
he come at thee in the midst of this vast ocean, he could not
prevail agairxst thee, for the Marids of the Jann will fight on thy
side and thou wilt ask succour of thine idol whom thou servest,
and he will help thee and give dice detory over him, So thou
wouldst do well to consult on this matter thy Lord,* {meaning the
idol aforesaid) ‘and hear what he saith. If he say. Eight him,
(i^t him, and if not, not.' So the King went in without stay or
delay to his idol and offered up sacrifices and slaughtered victims;
after which he fell down before him, prostrate and weeping, and
repeated these verses,

*0 my Lord, wcQ I wcet thy poissxnt hand: * Suhymia would break tbee
and see th« bam'd

O my Lord, to crave succour here 1 stand * CtanmaiKt and I bow tc hy high
coaunand!'

VOL VL

9®

Alp Laylak wa Layiah.

Then 1” (continued tbc Ifnt addressing tjie Shay^ and those
about him), “of my ignorance and want of wic and re^lessness
of the conuDjmdment of Solomon and lack ot Knowledge anent
his power, entered the belly of the idol and made answer as
follows,

*As for me, of him I fed naught affright; • Tot my lore and my wialom are

infinite: ,

If he wiah for warfare Fll ahcjw him fight * And CKit of his body 111 tfiir nii

sprite?'

When the King heard my boastful reply, he hardened his h^
and resolved to wage war upon the Prophet and to offer him
battle; wherefore he beat the messenger with a grievous bcattt^
and returned a foul answer to Solomon, threatening him
saying, 'Of a truth, thy soul hath suggested to thee a vain thing;
dost thou tnenace me with mendacious words? But gird thyself
far ba^e; for. an thou come not to me, I will assuredly come to
thee.' So the messenger returned to Solomon and told him all
that had passed and wbatso had befallen him, which when the
Prophet heard, he raged like Doomsday and addressed himself to
the fray &nd Icvisd srnucs of mm Jmh bircis irvd reptile.
He conunanded his Wazir Al-Dimiryat, King of the Jann, to
gather together the Mands of the Jinn from all parts, and be
collected for him six hundred thousand thousand of devils,' More-
by his order, Kis V/azir Asaf bin Barkbiya levied him an
army of men, to the number of a thousand thousand or more.
These all he furnished with arms and armour and mounting, with
his host, upon his carpet, took flight through air, while the beas^
fared under him and the birds flew overhead, till he liglited down
on the island of the refractory King and encompass^ it about,

filling earth with his hosts.’*-And Sbiihrazad perceived the

dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say,

Hlljett it taa5 flic Jfftc i^unhrth anft

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the Ifnt
continued, "So when ^lomon the prophet (with whom be peace!)

* The Anbt hflve no mm.i fpf milSInA; %T«*er Muirco wals? not hsTc l«rnfd

It &oni thtJttt. Chi tfte oiha kiiuJ ths Hindus hive uitprs qumEnlHou* thm madEm Bijropcv

The Cmr of Brass,

lifted down with his host on the island he sent to our King, aay^
ing, * *Bd)old, I am come; defend thy life against that which is
fafien upon thee, or else make thy submission to me and otaifess
my apostieship and give me thy daughter to lawful wife and break
thine idol and wor^p the one God, the atone Worshipful; and
testify, thou and thine, and say, There is no God but the God, and
Solomon is the Apostk of Allah!* This if thou do, thou shaJt
have pardon and peace; but if not, it will avail thee nothing to
fortify thyself in this island, for Allah (extolled and exalted E)e
He!) hath bidden the wind obey me; I will bid it bear me tt)
thee on my carpet and make thee a warning and an example
to deter oihers.* But the King made answer to bis messenger,
saying, ‘It may not on any wise be as be recjuirccb of me; so tell
him 1 come forth to him,' With this reply the messenger returned
to Solomoii, who thereupon gathered together all the Jinn that
were under his hand, to the number of a thousand thousand, and
added to diem other than they of hiarids and Satan$ from the
islands of the sea and the tops of the mountains and, drawing
them up on parade, opened liis armouries and distributed to them
arms and armour. Then the Prophet drew out his host in batdc
array, dividing the beasts into two bodies, one on the fight wing
of the men and the <^er on the left, and bidding them tear the
enemies' horses in sunder, Furthennore, be ordered the birds
which were in the island to hover over their heads and, whenas the
assault should be made, that they should swoop down and tear out
the foe's eyes with their |>eaks and buffet thdr faces with their
wings; and they answered, saying, ‘We hear and we obey Allah
and thee, O Prophet of Allah!* Then Solomon seated himself
on a throne of aJabsister, studded with precious ston^ and plated
witli red gold; and, comtnanding the wind to bear him aloft, set
his Wazir Asaf bin Barkliiya" and the kings of mankind on his
right and his Wasir Al-Dimiryat and the kings of the Jinn on his
left, arraying the beasts and vipers and serpents in the van. There'
upon they all set on us together, and we gave them batde two day s
over a vast plain: but, on the third day, disaster befel us, and t he

^Thit foimijb, ^cconiing tu %Todcms, would begin wirh the bqpnniTqf u no

%\ih buE jUlub b the a Hal =

o( Albli.*" AhJ iu c!m with My«t, DatiJ SolaniiaEi if f tod JcfUfi to
Ma^rruncdl.

*Thif lan uf fixtaidilA luf been iiotkal bcfoiT. The eeije cmliroiden this Kctramc
chfpi^ Jtami.

lOo Alt Layiah wa Layiah,

ju(%mcnt of Allah the Most High was csecuted upon us. Now
the first to charge upon them were 1 and my troops, and I said to
my companions, '/dsicie in your places, whilst I sally forth to
them and provoke Al'Dimiryat to oombat singular,' And behold,
he oune forth to the duello as he were a vast mountain, with his
fires fiaming and his smoke spireing, and shot at me a falling star
of fire; but I swen'ed from it and it missed me. Then I cast at
him in my turn, a flame of fire, and smote him; but his shaft*
overcame my fire and he cried out at me so terrihle a cry that
meseemcd the skies were fallen flat upon me, and the mountains
trembled at his ^’oice. Then he commanded his hosts to charge;
accordingly they rushed on us and we rushed on them, each cryine
out upon other, and battle reared its crest rising in volumes and
smoke ascending in columns and hearts well ni^ cleaving. The
birds and the flying Jinn fought in the air and the beasts and
men and the foot'faring Jann in the dust and I fought with Al'
Dimiryat, till 1 was aweary and he not less so. At last, I grew
weak and turned to flee from him, whereupon my companions and
tribesmen likewise took to flight and my hosts were put to the rout,
and Solomon cried out, saying, ‘Take yonder furious tyrant, the
accursed, the infamous!' Then man fell upon man and Jinn upon
Jinn and the armies of the Prophet charged down upon us. with
the wild beasts and lions on their right hand and on thdr left,
rending our horses and tearing our men; whilst the birds hovered
ovcr'head in air pecking out our eyes with their daws and beaks
and beating our faces with their wings, and the serpents struck us
with their fangs, till the most of our folk lay prone upon the face
of the earth, like the trunks of date-trees. Thus defeat befel our
King and we became a spoil unto Solomon. As to me, 1 fled from
before Al-Dimityat; but he followed me three months' journey, till
I fell down for weariness and he overtook me, and pouncing upon
me, made me prisoner. Quoth 1, ‘By the virtue of Him who hath
exalted thee and abased me, spare me and bring me into the
presence of Solomon, on whom be peace!' So he carried me
before Solomon, who received me after the foulest fashion and

*^Thc 0T«!. Edit- (vi, 371) ems hf

ihAft It w» R duel with tJw '^Shihlb" of fallmg itnrs^ the
^rhich arc ^pofcd, t huve mM, to be the airtrin ihot by thr itigtbt Jtgairur

drviJa mhd cttI fpirin when approBch too n«f Hcaycn ifl cirdcf ks owheor diviiae

KtTC'll-

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101

bring this pillar and hollow it out. Then be set me herein
and chained me and sealed me with his signeC'ring, and Al'
Dimiryat bore me to this place wherein (hou seest me. Moreover,
he charged a great angel lo guard me, and this pillar is my pr^on
until Judgroent’day,"—And Shahrasad perceived the dawn of
day and ceased to say her permitted say.

IShen it tnad t^c Si^t p^unhreh anh |l»etienlp-iitconh

She said. It hath reached me* * O auspicious King, that when the
Jinni who was prisoned in the pillar had told them his tale, from
first to last, the folk marvelled at his story and at the (rightfulness
of his favour, and the Emir Musa said, “There is no God but
the Godl Soodiiy was Solomon gifted with a mi^^ dominion.**
Then said the Shaykh Abd al-Samad to the jinni, "Ho the«[ I
would fain ask thee of a thing, whereof do thou inform us," “Ask
what thou wilt," answensd die If lit Dahish and the Shaykh ^d,
“Are there hereabouts any of the Ifrits imprisoned in ^tdes of
brass from the time of Solomon (on whom be pcacel)?**
replied the Jinni; “there be such m the sea of Al'Karkar’ on the
shores whereof dw'dl a people of the lineage of Noah (on whom
be peace!): for their country was not reached by t^ Deluge and
they are cut off there from the other sons of Ad^." Quoth Abd
al'Samad, "^And which is the way to the City of Brass and the
place wherein are the cucurbites of Solomon, and what distance
Ueth between us and it?" Quoth the Ifrit, “It is near at hand,
and directed them in the way thither. So they left him and fared
forward till there appeared to them afar off a great blackness and
therein two fires facing each other, and the Emir Musa asked the
Shaykh, “What is yonder %"ast blackness and its twin fires?"';
the guide answered, ^''Rejoice O Emir, for this is the City of Brass,
as it is described in the Book of Hidden Treasures which 1 have
by me- Its walls are of bbek stone and it hath two towers of
Andalusian brass,^ which appear to the beholder in the distance ^
they were twin fires, and hence is it named the City of Brass.
Then they fared on without ceasing till they drew near the city
and behold^ it was as it were a piece of a mountain or a mass of

' A ftney tea from ?he 1-M. ( ?)■

* Aadilufiait^SpjjiUh, the n lerjii accc|Med iht Mo*Jcui invider*

ica

Alp Laylah wa Laylah.

iron cast in a mouJd and impenetrable for the height of its walls
and bulwarks; while nothu^g could be more beautiful than its
buildings and its ordinance, bo they dismounted clown and
sought lor an entrance, but saw none neither found any trace of
opening in the walls, albidt there were hvc-ancl'twenty portals to
the city, but none of them was visible from without. Then quoth
the Rmir , "O Shaykh, 1 see to this city no sign of any gate;" and
quoth be, “O Emir, thus is it described m my Book of Hidden
Treasures; it hath hve'und'twenty portab; but none thereof may
be opened save from wuhjn the city,"' Asked Musa, And bow
shall we do to enter the city and view its wonders?” and Talib
son of Sahl, his Waiir, answered, "‘Allah assain the Emir! let us
rest here two or three days and, God willing, we will make shift
to come within the walls.” Then said Musa to one of his men,
“Mount tlvy camel and ride round about the city, so haply thou
may light upon a gate or a place somewhat bwer dian this
fronting us, or In^allah! a nreach whereby we can enter.”
Accordingly he mounted his beast, caking water and victuals with
him, and r^e round the city two days and two nights, without
drawing rein to rest, but found the wtjII thereof as it were one
block, without breach or way of ingress; and on the third day, he
came again in sight of his companiems, dared and amazed at what
he had seen of the extent and loftiness ot the place, and said, ”0
Emir, the easiest place of access is this where you have alighted,”
Then Musa took Talib and Abd al-Samad and ascended the
highest hill w'hich overlooked the city. W*hen they reached the
top, they beheld beneath them a city, never saw eyes a greater or
a goodlier, with dwelling-places and mansions of cowering height,
and palaces and pavilions and domes gleaming gloriously bright
and sconces and bulwarks of strength infinite; and its streams
were allowing and flowers a-blowing and fruits a-glowing. It was
a city with gates impregnable: but void and still, without a voice
or a cheering inhabitant. The owl hooted in its quarters; the bird
skimmed circling over its squares and the raven croaked in its
great thoroughfares weeping and bewailing the dwellers who erst
made it their dwelling? The Emir stood awhile, marvelling and

^ TliU Enc tiiacnpdOT imll rwrRni! the fravel3tfr of the otJ Hnumm tuwni deserted
tht ccarurr, w^iicli Silty wrsBcr mncfilliAl the Cidci <sf 1 have

Mnttf ifiytliipyf wtiftlef « m^xuiUttht nS^hl in one <if these plana whole

tnuofiry a pefftci dm when fim the snowy [ighi pwirittg dn ihe jet^biaek basaje and
the hreeie sghing ami the jacks] waging m the iIcht Around.

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sorrowing for the desolation of the city and ^ying, ’"Glory to Him
whom nor ages nor changes nor times can blight. Him who created
all things of His Might!” Presently, he chanced to bok aside and
caught sight of seven tablets of white marble afar off. So he drew
near ^cm and finding inscriptioRs graven thereon, called the
Shaykh and bade him read these. Accordingly he came forward
and, examining the inscriptions, found that they contained matter
of admonition and warning and instances and restraint to those of
understanding. On the first tablet was inscribed, in the ancient
Greek ch^cter: “O son of Adam, how heedless art thou of that
wliich is before dice! Verily, thy years and months and days
have diverted thee therefrom. Knowest thou not that the cup
of death is filled for thy banc which in a Uttle white to the dreg^
thou shalt df^? Look to thy doom ere thou enter thy tomb.
Where be the Kings w'ho held dominion over the lands and abas^
Allah's sen'ants and built tbtsc palaces and bad armies under their
commands? By Allah, the Destroyer of delights and the Severer
of societies and the Devastator of dwcHing-places came down upon
them and transported them from the spaciousness of their pabces
to the staitness of their burial'phccs." And at the foot of the
tablet were •written the following verses,

"Where are the Kings eaith-wsfipling, where are they? • The built and
peopled left thejr e’er and aye! * * j t.

The/'re tmibed y« pledged t» actiODa past away * And after death upon

them cajoie decay. 1.

Where are thdr troops? They failed to ward and guard! • Where are the
wealth and hoards in tnasuric* lay?

Th* fmpyrean^a Lord suipxiKd them with one word. • Nor wealth nor
refuge could their doom delay!"

When the Emir heard this, he cried out and the tears ran down his
chfidts and he Allah^ froin^ the world abs^n^g

is the wisest course and the sole assaining!'' And he call^ for
ncn'case and paper and wrote down what •was graven cm the first
tablet. Then he drew near the second tablet and found th^
words graven thereon, “O son of Adam, what liath seduced thee
from the service of the Ancient of Days and made th^ foi^et
that one day thou mUBt defray the debt of death? Wottest thou
not that it is a tnmsient dwelling wherein for there is
abiding! and yet thou taketh thought unto the vJOtld and clravest
fast thereto? Where be the kings who Ink peopled and the four

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quarters of the gk^ possessed? Where be diey who abode m
Ispahan and the land of Khoiasan? The voice of the SuEimoner
of Death summoned them and they answered him^ and the
Herald of Detruction bailed them and they replied, Here arc wel
Verily, that which they budded and fortified profited them
naught; neither did what they had gather^ and provided avail
for their defence.*' And at the foot of the tablet were graven
the following verses,

“Where be the men wItt built and fortifled * High places never man thdr
lilie espied?

In fear of Fate they levied troops and hoeta, * Availing naught wkoi came
the time and tide,

Where be the Kuroa hoaned in strongest ualls? * As though they ne^er had
been from home they hied!'*

The Hmtr Klusa wept and exclaimed, '*By Allah, we are indeed
created for a grave matterl'* Then he copied the inscription

and passed on to the third tabl^-And Shahraxad perceived

the (kwn of day and ceased saying her pennicted say.

IQfltn ft toatf tf)t JTfbe l^unbreh anb &£bentp'tli(rh

She said. It hath reached me, O auspidous King, that the Emir
Musa passed on to the third tablet, whereon was written, ‘*0 son
of Adam, the things of this world thou Invest and prizes! and the
hest of thy Lord lhau spumest and despisest. All the days of
thy life pass by and thou art content thus to aby. Make ready
thy viaticum against the day appointed for thee to sec and prepare
to answer the Lord of every creature that be?” And at me foot
were written these verses,

’'Where is the w^bt who peopled in the pjit * fiind'laiu] and Sind; and
there the tyrant played?

Who Zanj’ and H.iba^ bound beneath his yoke, * And Hubia curbed and
low its puissance laid

Look not for news of what ts in hu grave. * Ah, bf is far who can diy vision
aid!

The stroke of death fell on him sharp and aure; * Nor saved him palace, nor
the lands he swayed.”

^ I hive nnd, n the Aritb. fbtti] of the Penion '^wig-bir'’ Blackdindl, emr

Zmiibxr. Theie irho wcnld kitcir niofe of the ctymoli^ wUl oenwlt my ’^Eanuber,'*
etc, chitpr. L

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IQ5

At this Musa xivept with sere w^ing and, going on to the founk
tablet, he read inscribed thereon, "O son of Adsm, how long shall
th/ Lord bear with thee and thou every day sunken in the sea of
chjf folly? Hath it then been stablished unto thee that sotne day
^u shalt not the? O son of Adam, let not the deceits of thy
days and nights and times and hours delude thee with their
delights; but remember chat death beth ready for thee ambushing,
fain on thy shoulders to spring, nor doth a day pass but he
mometh with thee in the morning and nighteth with thee by
night. Beware, then, of his onslaught and make provision there'
against. As was with me, so sc is with thee; thou wastest thy whole
life and squanderest the joys in which thy days are rife. Hearken,
therefore, to my words and put thy mist in the Lord of Lords;
for in the world there is no stability; it is but as a spider's web
to thee." And at the foot of the tablet were written these
couplets,

"Where » the man wfan did ihoee bboun! ply * And based and built and
reared these Vr'alls on high?

Where be the ostlcs* lords? Who theu'em dwelt • Fared forth and left them
in decay to lie.

All are entombed, in pledge against the day * When every sin shall show to
every eye.

None but tlie Lend Most High enduranct: bath. • Whose Might and Majesty
fihill incTver die.'"

When the Emir read this ^ he swooned away and presentiy coming
to hituseli ttiarvclled ciceedingly and wrote it down. Then he
drew near the fifth tablet and behold, thereon was graven, "O
son of Adam, what is it that distracted thee from obedience of
thy Creator and the Author of ihy being. Him who reared thee
whenas thou wasc a little one, and fed thee wbenas thou wast
ftdl'grown? Thou art ungrateful for His bounty, albeit He
watcheth ovtt thee w'ith His favours, letting down the curtain of
His protection over thee. Needs must there be for thee an hour
bitterer than aloes and hotter than live coals. Provide thee, there*
fore, against it; for who shall sweeten its gall or quench its fires?
Bet^nk thee who forewent thee of peoples and nerocs and take
warning by them, ere thou perish.." And at the foot of the tablet
were graven these couplets,

"Where be die Eutb'tines who from where they T»(k, * Sped and to grave¬
yards with their hoardings yode;

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106

Erst on tfair oifninting^ys thiM ha^kt bdsfld • Horn that cutK^akd
gmiiul wlicrcun dicy mdc;

HjUw many a king: they* * humbieci in didr dayl * How niuiy a host cbey
Jed snd laid oit loidt

But fnan th' Empyrean's Lord tti ha^ there came • Otke v;Qinl, and joy
waud grief cne Duunuig glowed."

The Emir marvelled at this and wote it down; after which he
passed ofl to the sixth cablet and behold, was inscribed thereon,
“O son of Adam, think not that safety will cnditre for ever and
aye, seeing that death is sealed to thy head alway. Where be
thy fathers, where be thy brethren, where thy friends and dear
ones? They have all gone to the dust of the tombs and presented
themselves before the Glorious, the Forgiving, as if they had never
eaten nor dronken, and they are a pledge for that which they
have earned. So look to thyself, ere thy tomb come upon thee,"
at the foot of the tablet were these couplets,

"When; be the King? who reied the FnnJm of old? * Where be the BCiog
who peopled Tingis'wdd’?

Their wotKs are written in a. book which He, * Tbs One. th* Atl-faiher shall
as witness hold."

At this the Emir Musa marvclkd and wrote it down, saying,
"There is no god but the God! Indeed, how fpxxily w'cre these
folk!** Then he went up to the seventh t^let and behold,
thereon was written, "Glory to Him who lore<irdaineth death to
all He createth, the Living One, who dieth not! O son of Adam,
let not thy days and their delights delude thee, ncitlier thine hours
and the delices of their time, and know that death to thee cometh
and upon thy shoulder sitteth. Beware, then, of his assault and
make ready for his onslaught. As it was with me, so it is with
thee; thou wastest the sweet of thy life and the joyance of thine
hours. Give ear, then, to my rede and put thy trust in the Lord
of Lords and know chat in the world is no stabiL'ty, but it is as it
wTre a spider's web to thee and all that is therein shall die and
cease to be. Where is he who laid the foundation of Amid* and

'Arab. *Tsif>|ih*^=Strabo (dmyjidcm oncemm)^ Tiifi^pw. Bm

irhj che terttiliul fl

*Ot Amidiilit by iheTarfci alhA ^'Kitni from the colour of the atan«i

viti the AraSi ^'Diyar-bflkr^' (Didrbttklr), a iiamc wJdeh tJicy 4i» (pre to the itfKile
^inruii—Mdopotamisi.

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huiyed it and builded Fdrikio* and exalted k? Where be the
peoples of the strong places? Whecias them they had inhabited,
after their might into the tombs they descended. They have
been carried otf by death and we shall in like manner be aUlicted
by doom. None abideth save Allah the Most hligh, for Me is
Allah the Forgiving One." The Emir Mua wept and copied all
this, and ind^ the world was belittled in his eyes. Then he
descended the hill and reiomed his host, with whom he passed
the nest of the day. casting about for a means of aoo^ to the
city. And he said to his Waiir Talib bin Sahl and to the chief
officers about liim, "Mow shall we contrive to enter this city and
view its marvds?; haply we shah find therein wherewithal to win
the favour of the Commander of the Faitliful." "Allah prolong
the Emir*s fortune!" replied Talib, **let os make a ladder and
mount the wall therewith, so perodventure we may come at the
gate from within." Quoth the Emir, "This is what occurred to
my thought also, and admirable is the advice!" Then he called
for carpenters and blacksmiths and bade them fashion wood and
btiild a ladder plated and banded with iron. So they made a
strong ladder and many men wrought at it a whole monim. Then
all the company laid Itold of it and set it up against the w'all,
and it reached the top as truly as if it had been built for it before
that time. The Emir marvelled and said, “The blessing of Allah
be upon you. It seems as though ye had taken the measure of
the mure, so excellent is your work." Then said he to his men,
"Which of you will mount the ladder and walk along the wall
and cast about for a way of descending into the city, so to sec
how the CISC stands and let us know how we may open the
gate?" Whereupon quoth one of them. “I will go up, O Emir,
and descend and open to you"; and Musa answered, saying,
"Go and the blessing of Allah go with thee!" So the man
mounted the ladder; but, when he came to the top of the wall,
he stood up and gaaeJ fixedly down into the city, then dapped
his hands and crying out, at the top of hfe voice, "By Albh, thou
art fair!" cast himself down ihco tne place, and Musa cried, *’By
Allah, he Is a dead man!" But another catne up to him and said,
"O Emir, this was a madman and doubtless his madness got the
better of htm and destroyed him. 1 will go up and open the gate

^ mh ikty em Diyir-bAkr: the natiTU nre c^lkd hfpri!

the aLhrrviatiorT irt the iciti

loS

Alf Laylah wa Laylak-

fio vou. if it be the will of Allah die Most High. Go up*
repUeti Musa, "and Allah be with thffi! But ^warc lest
thy head, even as did thy comrade. Then tbe «nan
the ladder, but no sooner had he reached the top of thc^wdl than
he laughed aloud, saying. “Well done! donel ; and «apM
palms cast himselt' down into the aty ajxd died for^gbt. When
the FTniV saw this, he said. “An such be the actian of a r^sori'
able man, what is that of the madman? H aU our men 6a
this wise, we shall have none left and shall fail of our errand ano
that of the Commander of the Faithful Get
march? v^y we have no concern with this city. But a third
one of the company said, “Haply another may be ^ther than
they “ So a third mounted the wall and a fourth and a mtb and
all cried out and cast themselves down, even as did t^ fira: ^r
did they leave to do thus, till a dozen had perished m like
fashion. Then the Shaykh Abd al-Samad came forward
heartened himself and said. “This affair is reserved to none oth^
than myself; for the e-Yperienced is not like the inexpsnen<^.
Quoth the EmirT thou shak not do that nor wili I have

thee go vip" ^ thou peristu we shall all be cut off ttD the last man
since thou art our guide." But he amwtrred. saying, “Peradvro'
ture that which we seek may be accomplished at my hands, by
the grace of God Most High!" So the folk aU agreed to let ^
mount the ladder, and he arose and heartening himself, smd, “In
the name of Allah, the Compassionating, the Compassionate!"
and mounted the ladder, callhig on the name of the Lord and
reciting the Verses of Safety.* %\Tien he reached the top of the
wall he dapped hie hands and gazed fixedly down into the city;
whereupon the folk below cried out to him with one accord, saying,
“O Shaykh Abd al-Samad, for the Lord's sake, cast not thysdf
down!"; and they added, “Verily we are Allah's and unto Him
we are rcturningt If the Shaykh fall, we are dead men one and
all." Then he laughed beyond all measure and sat a long hour,
redting the names of AHah Almighty and repeating the Verses
of ^ety; then he rose and cried out at the top of his voice,
saying, “O Emir , have no fear; no hurt shall betide you, for

* Amli. '“ATit ccFinEsi Konnk verttt whl^h att u urnm^nf^ hicL «, ^‘Aqd

whmforc sKcmU nor put our zmi in Allah f" lif) j '^Ssry thocr^ ahiU IwBill

m «vc whut Alkh balh iiijtfml fur tu/ ” CtK. SiV, 4 rJ uuiiiry othm.

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t09

Allah (to whom belong Might and Majesty!) bath averted from
me the wiles and malice of Satan» by the bluing of wor^,
‘In the name of Allah the Compassionating the Compassionate!* * ’*
Asked Musa, *'What didst diou see, O Shaykh?”; and Abd al'
ft umad answered, *'l »w ten maidens^, as they were Houiis of
Heaven calliiig to me with their hands'*——^And Shahraaad pet-'
edved the dawn of day and ceased to say her permitted say.

Glhtn ft bias tbt jfnat ibunhreh anh ^hentp-imirtti

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the
Shaykh Abd al'Samad answered. “I saw ten maidens like Hourm
of Heaven/ and they calling and signing/ 'Come hither to us’;
and meseemed there was below me a lake of water. So 1 thought
to throw myself down, when behold, I espied my twelve com'
panions lying dead; so 1 restrained inytelf and recited sckmewhat
of Ally's Book, whereupon He dispelled from me the damsels'
wjtchlike wiles and malicious guiles and they disappeared. And
doubdess th ^s was an enchantment devised by the people of the
dty, to repel any who should seek to gaie upon or to enter the
place. And it hath succeeded in slaying our companions.'* Then
he w^ed on along the wall, till he came to the two towers of
brass aforesaid and saw therein two gates of gold, without pad'
locks or visible means of opening. Hereat he paused as long as
Allah pleased’ and gazed about him awhile, tfll he espied in the
middle of one of the gates, a horseman of brass with hand out'
stretched as if pointing, and in his palm was somewhat written.
So he went up to it and read diese words, O thou who
comest to this place, an thou wouldst enter turn the pin in
my navel twelve times and the gate wiU open. Accordingly,
he examined the horseman and finding in his navel a^ pin
of gold, finU'Set and fast fixed, he turned it twelve time^
whereupon the horseman revolved like the blinding lightning

‘Their i«« ihe "Btiiie* of rhcTi«siirt," nlludBdl w In the starr cf Hoiu of Banorab

elicwhcfic.

» Arab. wVich may abo mcaa bKVtmifti. tmr protds,

TKTrrn' hairiiJ of fitujir tcwudi ourtd-ve*! Eowijdi rbt object; and aor faihioJi

tc tliEm, Go awiyl

* ■ lassg Qme a kmgnnt-

110

AiP Laylam wa Laylah.

and the gate swung open with a noise like thunder. He entered
and found hunscK in a long passage,’ w'hicii brought him down
some steps into a guard'rootn furnished with goodly wooden
benches, whereon sat men dead, over whose heads hung fine
shields and keen blades and bent bows and shafts ready notched.
Tlicnce, he came to the main gate of the city; and, finding it
secured with iron bars and curiously wrought locks and bolts
and chains and other fastenings of wood and metal, said to
himseif, the keys arc with yonder dad folk." So he

turned back to the guard'room and seeing amongst the dead
an old man seated upon a high wooden bench, who seemed the
chiefest of them, said in his mind, '“Who knows but they are
with this Shaykh? Doubtless he w^as the warder of the city,
and these others were under his hancL" So he wtmt up to him
and lifting his gown, behold, the keys were hanging to Ms girdle;
whereat he joyed with exceeding joy and was Gke to Jly for
gladness. Then he took them and going up to the portil, undid
the padlocks and drew back the bolts and bars, wherettpon the
great leaves flew’ open with a crash like the pealing thunder by
reason of its greatness and tcrribleness. At this he cried out,
saying, “Alkho Akbar—God is most great!" And the folk with*
out answered him with the same words, rcjoidng ^d thanking
him for his deed. The Emir Musa also was dJighted at the
Shaykh's safety and the opening of the city'gate; and the traops
all pressed forward to enter; but Musa cried out to them, saying,
folk, if we aK go in at once we shall not be safe from some
iU'chance which may betide us. Let half enter and other half tarry
without." So he pushed forwards with half his men, bearing their
weapons of war, and finding thdr comrades Isring dead, they
buried them; and they saw the doorkeepers and eunuchs and
chamberlains and officers reclining on coudies of silk and ail
were corpses. Then they fared on till they came to the chief
market-place, full of lofty buildings whereof none overpassed the
others, and found all its shops open, with, the scales hung out
and the brasen vessels ordered and the caravanserais full of all

^ Anh. frani tJic PtriLiii. TKis ii the \0154 dait piSMite which Icadj t* tht

tniicf ifuin gate of nji Euicm city, ituS ivKich is tmiti ixp htme s itcgc. It it uiiudly
futnifthrd wirh MiufslkilKLvc&iilVa cif wdol an:! iirtJ formi a Ln

ht>t wrathcr. Kence T^t «nd tar itrid »tw <.1 in the vul luerc man. tpciki wiiii

hit cncmici

The Cm or Bkasb.

Ill

mnrtnpT goods^ and they beheld the merchants sitting cm the
&hop'board 5 dead, with shrivelled skin and rotted bones, a 'wam'
ing to those who can take warning; and here they saw four
separate markets all replete with wealth. Tlicn they left d»c
great basir and went on till they came to the silk market,
where they found silks and brocades, orfrayed witli red gold
and diapered with white silver upon all manner of coloura, and
the owners lying dead upon mats ot scented goats leather, and
looking as if they would sp^; after which they traversed the
tnarket-street of pcarb and rubies and odier |cw^ and came to
that of the schroffs and motiey-diangcrB, whom ^ey saw sitting
dead upon carpets of raw silk and dyed stuffs m shops ^fuU of
gold and silver. Thence they passed to the perfumers bazar
where they found the shops hlled with drugs of all kinds and
bladders of musk and ambeigris and hfadd'seent and camphor
and other perfumes, in vessels of ivory and ebony and Khalany
wood and Andalusian copper, the which is equal in value to
gold; and various kinds of rattan and Indi^ cane; but the
shopkeepers all lay dead nor was there with them aught of
food. And hard by this drug-market they came upon a palace,
imposingly edified and magnificently decorated: so they entered
and found therein banners displayed and drawn sword'blades
and strung bows and bucklers hanging by chains of gold and
silver and gilded with red gold. In the vesribulK stood

benches of ivory, plated with glittering gold and cojvercd with
stilren stuffs, whereon lay men, whose skin had dried up on thrcir
bones; the fool had deemed them sleeping; bur, for lack of food,
tlicy had perished and tasted the cup of death. Now when the
Emir Musa saw this, he stood still, glorifying Allah the Most
High and hallow'ing Him and contemplating the beauty of the
palace and the massiveness of its masonry and fair perfection of
its ordmance, for it was builded after the goodliest and stablest
fashion and the most part of its adornment was of given' tapis^

"■TH* niirte* of trttoiiTt iw ti IdomIv usciJ t^y tlic Aratu a* WCImkcs of Etirnpej
for Ifiitapjcirp a. lighr pti;y ia a “blue cw a preen hmic-'' Murb ronicaie hai iwen

written upon tjir cuAmirt tn fionicf by men Hfliwft imofitnt diil tiJt *ctnl-civibttd deccnTtiric
Dna u wc da. Tbty mc tiiKn but they tfo fluc fiSjiic them, hi^ni'ing iw? occsfton for fnc
wurrf*, Aa I hn« noikedi bo*evcr, the Arsbi hive t iijfTfdRokipy for ibe

varistwa of bwe-hiTn. U vto uAtnessai thf bsr:h uf c^^fiwjrtp nffmed by inq

daten, beemue rtquired by womcir» dfess

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jazuli; and on the inner door^ which stood open, were written in
characters of gold and ultramarine, these couplets,

"Consider thou. O nian. what dwsc places to thee showed • And be upm
tfay guard «e thou travel the same road:

And prepare thee good provisioii some day may serve thy turn * For each
dw^cr in thi: houre needs must yede wi’ ibose who yode
Consider htiw people thdr palaces adorned • And m dust have been
pigged for the seed of acts they aiwcd:

They bud c but their bmlding availed them not, and hoards * Nor saved their
lives nor day of Etestiny followed:

How often did they hope for what things were undcidrcod, • And passed
unto their tomba before Hope the bomity showed:

And from high and awfuj state ^1 a-sudden d^cy were sent * To the stnit'
ne^ of me grave and obJ base is their abode:

Then came to titan a Crier after burial and cried, • What booted thrcjneSi
or crowns or the raid to you bestowed:

Where now are gone tne facB hid by emram and by vdt, * Whose charms
were told in proverbs, those beauties it*hi'Oiodr?

The tombs aloud reply to the quesekmere and cry, * 'Death’s canker and
decay those rosy chedb cortmkr

Long time they ate and drank, but their joyiunce had a team; * And the
eater dke was eaten, and was eaten by the wonn,*'

When the Emir read this, he wept, till he was like to swoon away,

--And Shahraiad perodved the dawn of day and ceased saying

her permitted say.

tBiten it tuasi tf|^ ^nbreh anb £icbtntp'(ifth

She said. It hath reached me, O auspiciom King, that the Emir
wept till he was like to swoon away, and bade write down the
verses, after which he passed on into the inner palace and came to
a vast hall, at each of whose four comers, sto^ a pavilion lofty
and spacious, washed with gold and silver and painted in various
colours. In the heart of the hall was a great jetdng^fountain of
alabaster, surmounted by a canopy of brocade, and in each pavilion
was a sitting'place and each place had its richly'W'rought fountain
and tank pavM with marble and streams flowing in channels along
the floor and meeting in a great and grand cistern of tDany-colouried
marbles. Quoth the Emir to the Shaykh Abd al'Samad, “Come,
let us visit yonder pavilion!'’ So they entered the first and found
it full of gold and ffiver and pearls and jaciatbs and other pnedous

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stones and metals, besides chests Bled with brocades, red and
yellow and white. Then they repaired to the second pavilion, and,
opening a closet there, found it full of arms and annour, such as
^ded hdmets and Davidean' hauberks and Hindi swords and Ara"
Bian spears and Chorasmian' maces and other gear of 6ght and
fray. Thence they passed to the third pavilion, wherein they saw
closets padlocked and covered with curtains wrought w ith all man'
ner of embroidery. They opened one of these and found it full of
weapons curiously adorned with open work and with gold and
silver damascene and Jewels. Then they entered the fourth pavi-
Uofi, and opening one of the closets tliere, beheld in it great store
of eating and drinking vessels of gold and silver, with platters of
crystal and goblets set with fine pearls and cups of camelian and
so forth. So they all fell to taking that w'hich suited cbdr castes
and each of the soldiers carried otf what he could. When they
left the pavilmns, they saw in the midst of the palace a door of
teak'wood marquetried with ivory and ebony and plated with glit'
teiing gold, over which hung a silken curtain puHled with all
manner of embroideries; and on this door were locks of white sdver,
that opened by artifice without a key, The Shaykh Abd al'Samad
went valiantly up thereto and by the aid of Ws knowledge and
skill opened the Itxks, whereupon the door admitted them into a
corridor paved with marble and hung with veil'likjc’ tapestries em-
bnoidered with figures of all manner beasts and birds, whose bodies
were of red gold and white silver and their eyes of pearb and
rubies, am azin g all who looked upon them. Passing onwards they
came to a saloon builded all of polished marble, inlaid with jewels,
which seemed to the beholder as though the floor were flowing
water^ and whoso walked thereon slipped. The Emir bade the
Shaykh strew somewhat upon it, that they might walk over it;
which being done, they made shift to fare forwards rill they came

* Fuf miiaflcq oF RistaHurgy aetf TftU I. Itfi,

^ Arib. the Iniid cf ibe Clicinwfsid+ who Arc pncntisned by Kcr^aius

Ci!+ 93) ah4| a hmi 0 / cl»t3cd. They k in SdgJjiinB Sugbd) a.nd

It csQirespoadi with the Kiiiv« cotustry-

■ Arab. “SurkaV" UHisily Applied iq ■ wofruin** facc-Tcil uuJ hence che of

the whinzh u the^'Bri Jeof Mwrah/^

♦Alfudltig Itj the trick played upon Btikft hr ScJcinidn who hojl hcani thar her ley*
were h4iry hke th^fc nf an ius 1 he Intd dciwn o piLVemcJir df gIdEs drer VArer in

frhich Afh Were ifwimming and chiti »he ralied hef iklrca && ahe apipftijichdti hlin und he
rrv iKae the tvpott wo; trae. Hcncc, u 1 Kaye said, the dep^larary. (Koran mni.)

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114

Al; L4YLAH WA Layiah.

to a great domett pavilion of stone, gilded with red gold and
crovtued with a cupola of alabaster, about which were set lattice'
windows carved and jewelled with rods of cincnUd,* beyond the
competence of any King, Under this dome was a canopy of bro^
cade, reposing upoo pillars of red gold and wrought with figures of
birds whose leet were of stnaragd, and beneath each bird was a
network of fresh'hucd pearls, canopy was spread above a
jetting fountain of ivory and camelian, plated with glittering gold
and thereby stood a couch set with pearls and rubies and other
jewels and beside the couch a pillar of gold. On the capital of the
column stood a bird fashio ned of red rubies and holding to his
bill a pearl which shone hke a star; and on the couch lay a damsel,
as she were the Uiddent sun, eyes never saw a fairer. She wore a
tight-fitting body'robe of fine pearls, with a crown of red gold on
her head, filleted with gems, and on her forehead were two great
jewels, whose light was as the light of the sun. On her breast she
w'ore a jewelled amulet, filled with musk and ambergrh and worth
the empire of the Cxsars; and around her neck hung a collar of
rubies and great pearls, hollowed and filled with udotif^us musk.
And it seemed as if she ga^d on them to the right and to the

left.--And Shahmaad perceived the dawn of day and ceased to

say her permicted say.

®l)cn ft Uwsf the iFibe ©unbeeh anh #>ebcn(|'-sixth

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the damsel
seemed to be gai;ing at the folk to tlie right and to the left. The
Emir Musa marvelled .xt her exceeding beauty and was confounded
at the blackness of her hair and the redness of her cheeks, which
made the beholder deem her alive and not dead, and said to her,
“■Pcace be with thee, O damsel!" But Talib ibn Sahl said to
him, "Allah preserve thee, O Enur. verily this damsel is dead and
there is no life in her; so how shall she return thy .salam?";
adding, "Indeed, she is but a corpse embalmed w'ith exceeding
art: her eyes were taken out after iier death and quicksilver set
under them, after which they were restored to their sockets.
Wherefore they glisten and when the air moveth the lashes, she

* T iiiiffcnrAnLl ihc tuTioniJjr c^m^i wiiuiowi cur In uutkdqDc-^weric of miRrbk fTmlja)
or bd^t ftiic HMunn) vid mth arjiaitl p4Vitt ti( MTt Ifi cmerdfli whefc m-

foil urotiKtl be y-i«J vujuaf-

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fiemetb to wink and it appeareth to the beholder as though she
locked at him^ for all she is dead." At this the Eioir marvelied
be^nd measure and said, "Glory be to God who subjugateth
His cieatvires to the dominion ot Death!" Now the couch on
which the damsel lay, had steps, and thereon stood twu statues
of Andalusian copper representing slaves, one white and the
other black. The larst had a mace of sted* and the second a
sword of watered steel which daisied the eye; and berween
them, on one of the steps ot the couch, lay a golden tablet,
whereon were written, m characters of white silver, the follow*
ing words; “In the name of God. the Compassionating, the Com*
passionaDe! Praise be to Allah, the Creator of mankind; and
He is the Lord of Lords, the Causer of Qiuses! In the name of
Allah, the Nevet'beginning, the Everlasting, the Ordainer of Fate
and Fortune! O son of Adam? what hath befooled thee in this
long esperanoc? What hath unminded thee of the Death-day's
mischance? Knowest thou not that Death caJIeth for thee and
Iiasteneth to seite upon the soul of thee? Be ready, therefore, for
the way and prox-ide thee for thy departure from the world; for,
assuredly, thou shaJt leave it without dehiy. ^Tiere is Adam, first
of humanity? Where is Noah with his progeny? Whae be the
Kings of Hind and Inik*pliun and they who over earth s widest
regions rdgn? WHaere do the Amalckites abide and the giants and
tyrants of olden tide? Indeed, the dweHing'pbces are void of
them and they have deported from kindred and home. Where be
the Kings of Arab and Ajam? They ai^ dead, all of them, and
gone and are become rotten bones. Where be the lords so high
in stead? They are all done dead. Where are Kora and Haman?
Where is Shaddad son of Ad? Where be Canaan and ZuT
Autad,’ Lord of the Stakes? By Allah, the Reaper of lives hath

* Arib. "Bialiii" freus ib^ Pert Ktnce tbc najne oF t!ic fjrnQiit DruET fiiiitly

JE <:nmiritwn q( a' SmL

ici enUfll m 11) bdcauK he tettureJ mm hry fj5trnin| thmn

|ti fi^cir s-tikei into ttic SbIc cdhtrivcr of the jjui

^di, ^^ScEmu onilcTVCaTid ihi wwd dF the £tin esnKliihmcttt n( f^Qmnh't

kin^doai^ the ^ji their tenti vnih. but they may mfczul

thu prince's qiifttjiiiicv «ii(J horiiliices of heart," 1 mtr nw that in 'TtiaAwuC* <it
M« tem Gmas-tidvmr ni4rimh rcFTroenta^ like Protncihesit and Job^ ihr irptcal rmture
who upholdi hai own dlgikltv nutj in ptidcnce and deflipi,^lit of ihc CreACor SJhib
the S^n dAdarea dimr the accrct of iTiBn''c 90ul {f.r, iti cmBiEKDon) wai ^rtr when

Fhomnlk dti:krad him^F findi and ALGhnatili in hh clium ilie Kxat noble oapinidmi
CQ the divine, timetc k the human ipirit tDitbartan^ vol, iti.)

1x6

Alf Laylah wa Laviah,

reaped them and made void the lands of them. Did they provide
them against die Day ot Resurrection or make ready to answer
the Lord of men? O thou, if thou know me not, I will acquaint
thee with my name: I am Tadmurah,' daughter of the Kings of
the Amalekites, of those who held dominion over the lands in

X 'ty and brought low the necks of humanity. I possessed that
di never King possessed and was righteous in my rule and
did justice among my lieges; yea, 1 gave gifts and largesse and
freed bondsmen and bondwomen. Thus Bved I many years in
all ease and delight of life, till Death knocked at my ci^r and to
me and to my folk befel calamities galore; and it was on this
wise. There betided us seven successive years of drought, wherein
no drop of rain fell on us from the skies and no gn^n thing
sprouted for us on the face of earth.” So we ate what was with us
of victual, then we fell upon the cattle and devoured them, until
nothing was left. Thereupon I let bring my treasures and meted
them with measures and sent out trusty men to buy food. They
drcuited all the lands in quest thereof and left no city unsought,
but found it not to be bought and returned to us with the treasure
after a long absence; and gave us to know that they could not
succeed in bartering fine pearls for poor w'heat, bushel for bushel,
w’eight for weight, So, when we despaired of succour, we dis* *
played all our riches and things of price and. shutting the gates
of the city and its strong plac<a, resigned ourselves to the dfmg
of our Lord and committed our case to our King. Then we all
died,* as thou secst us, and left Tvhat we had builded and all we
had hoarded, Thus, then, is our story, and after the substance
naught abideth but the trace,” Then they looked at the foot of
the tablet and read these couplets,

“O cfiild cf Adam, let not hope make mock and fiytc at dice, • Fran ail thy
hands have treasured, removed thou ^It be;

I ace thou covetest the world and fleeting woridJy charma, * And race paat
and gone haw done the same O/S thou I sec.

Lawful and lawlcs wealth they goii but all thdr hoarded siore, • Their term
accomplished, naught dclaj^ of Deetmy's decree,

’ [n ihc Cde. Edls. ‘Turmui, *on of the duigliter," etc, i* the AnhA

Tildin^ (Pllihjrra) wbs built by QuechTadmurah, Jaughtcr ufMafiJn bln Ctaynah.

' it is only br *“iif such dnotu|dif thit 1 can Account for the tumcAl of those marvtUoqs
Kauratii ciiie* in the grtic irallty S. E. of Damaacut,

* So Moks deKribaJ his otrn du di tuid burial.

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117

Armis they led and puissam onen and gained them gnld galore: • 'nien left
tbdr wealth and palaces by Fate oompeUed in flee^

Tostraitness the giavc-yard and humble bod of dust * Whence, pledged
for evtfy word and deed, they never more win fret:

As a company of travellm had unloaded in the ni^t • At house tliat lackoih
food nM is o'erfain of company:

Whose owner saith, 'O folk, iheie he no lodging here for you:' • So packed
they who had erst unpacked and fared hurncdly:

MHik ing much the march, nnr the journey nor the halt • Hid aught of
pleasant chances or had aught of goodly gat.

Then prepare thou good provision for to-morrow* journey stored, • Haught
but li^teaus honrst life shall avail thee with the LonJ!**

Aad the hmir Musa wepe as he n:ad, “By Allah, the fear of the
Lord is the best of all proper^, the pillar of certainty and the
sole sure stay. Verily, Death is the truth inanifest and the sure
behest, and therein, O thou, is the goal and returu'place evident.
Take wTuning, therefore, by those who to the dust did wend and
hastened on the way of the predestined end, Seest thou not that
hnary hairs s umm on thee to the tomb and that the whiteness of
thy locks maketh moan of thy doom? Wherefore be thou on
the wake ready for thy departure and thine account to make. O
son of Adam, wha: bath hardened thy heart in mode abhorred?
What hath seduced thee from the service of thy Lord? Where
be the peoples of old tinic? They are a warning to whoso will
be warned! Where be the Kings of Al'Sin and the lords of
majestic mien? Where is Shaddad bin Ad and whatso he built
and he stabliahed? "'Miere is Nimrod who revolted against
Allah and de£ed Him? Where is Pharaoh who rebelled against
God and denied Him? Death followed hard upon the trail of
t hem all, and laid them low sparing neither great nor small, male
nor female; and the Reaper of hfenkind cut them oif, yea, by
Him who maketh night to return upon day! Know, O thou who
comest to this place, that she whom thou seest here was not
deluded by the world and its frail delights, for it is faithless,
perfidious, a house of ruin, vain and treacherous; and salutary
to the creature is the remembrance of his sins; wherefore she
feared her Lord and made fair her dealings and provided herself
with provaunt against the appointed marching-day. ''ATioso
Cometh to our dty and Allah voudisofeth him competence to
enter it. Set him t^e of the treasure all ha can, but touch not

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xiS

aught that is ou my body, for it ia the covering of my shame^
and the outht for the last journey; wherefore let him fear Allah
and despoil naught thereof; else will he destroy his own self.
This have 1 set forth to him for a warning from me and a solemn
trust to be; wherewith, peace be with ye and 1 pray Allah to

keep you from sickness and calamity.’*-And Shahiazad per

ccived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permicted say>

Ifilien it tlte Jfthe lUjunhrth <tnb ^thentp^eehent^

She said, it hath readied me, O auspidous King, that when the
Emir Musa read this, he wept with exceeding weeping till he
swooned away and presently comii^ to himself, wrote down all
he had seen and was admonished by all he had witnessed. Then
he said to his men, ’'Fetch tlie camels and load them wid^ these
tncastires and vases and jewels." "O Emir," ask^ Talib, "shall
we leave our damsel with what is upon her, things wliich have no
equal and whose like is not to be found and more perfea than
aught else thou takest; nor couldst thou find a goodlier o^ering
wherewithal to propitiate the favour of the Commander of the
Faithful?" But Musa answered, "O man, heardest thou not
what the Lady saith on this tablet? More by token that she
giveth it in trust to us w'ho are no traitors ” ‘And shall we,"
rejoined the Wazsr Talib, "because of these words, leave all these
riches and jewels, scdng that she is dead? What should she do
with these that are the adornment of the world and the oma^
ment of the W'orIdling, sedng that one garment of cotton would
suffice for her covering? Wc have more right to them than she."
So saying he mounted the steps of the couch between the pillars,
but when he come within reach of the two ^ves, lo! the mace'
liearer smote him on the liack and the other struck him with the
sword be held in his hand and lopped off his head, and he dropped
down dead. Quoth the Emir, "Allah have no mercy on thy
restfng'place? Indeed there was enough in these treasures; and
greed of gain assuredly degradeth a man." Then ^ bade admit

^ A jHan'i fium tht nnTfl frndiu!^^ HO hU Icnecfl * Wwmi**

fttiai the uf the hemJ to the ii|>i of hsT toci. i hare ihotif«d the Hifidmtial

ippficatTrtfi of the von).

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119

the troops; so they entered and loaded the camels with those
ti^asures and precious ora; after which they went forth and the
Emir commanded them to shut the gate as before. They fared
on along the sea'shore a whole months till they came m sight
of a high mountaiti overlooking the sea and ftill of caves, wherein
dwelt a tribe of blacks, dad in bides, witli bomooses ako of hide
and speaking an unknown tongue. When they saw the troo^ they
were startled like shying steeds and fled into the caverns, w^hilst
their women and chiidrcn stood at the cave^doDtSi looking on the
strangeirs. “O Shaykh Abd ai^Saumd,"" asked the Emir, what
are d’lese folk?'* and he smswcred, “They are those whom wt seek
for the Commander of the Faithful-’" So they dismounted and
setting down their loads^ pitclvcd thmr tents; w'hereu^n, almost
before they had done^ down came the King of the black? from the
mountain and drew near the camp. Now he undcrst^^ the
Arabic tongue; so, w'hen he came to the Emir he saluted h^ with
the salam and Musa tetumed his gn^iting and entreated him with
honour. Then quoth he to the Emir, '*Are ye men or Jinn?
^^Well, we are quoth Musa: *'but doubtless yc are Jinn, to

judge by your dwelling apart in this mciunciin which is cut off
from mankind, and by your inordinate bulk, Nay, rejoined
the black; ”we also are children of Adam, of the lineage of Ham,
of Noah (with whom be peace!), and this sea is known as
At^Karkar." Asked Musa, King, what is your rdigion and
w^hat worship ye?’; and he answered^ saying, "We wnr^hip the
God of the heavens and our religion is that of Mohammed, w'hom
AUah bless and preserver’ '*And how came yc by the knowledge
of this/* questioned the Emir, ^^sceirvg that nn prophet was in^ired
to visit this country?" "Know, Emir/ replied the King, that
there appeared to 115 whilete from out the sea a man» from whom
issued a light that iUumined the horizons and he cned out, 10 a
voice which was heard of men far and near, saying, O children of
Ham* reverence to Him who sceth and is not seen and say ye*
There is no god but the Gock and Mohpunmed is the messenger of
Godf And he added* 'I am Abu al-Abbas al-Khizr.^ Before
this we were wont to wordup one anodier* but he summoned us to
the service of the Lord of all creatures: and he taught us to repeat
th^^ words. There is no god save the God nJone* who hath for
partner none, and His is the kingdom and His is the ptaiso. He
giveth hfe and death and bic CKcr alt things is Ainught)'. Nor

IIO

Alf Layi-ah wa Lavlah.

do we draw near unto AUah (be He exalted and eattoUed!) except
w'lth these words, for we know none other; but every eve before
Friiy* we see a light upon the face of earth and we hear a voice
sayjng, ‘Holy and gbrious, Lord of the /\ngcU and the Spiritl
What He wilkth is. and what He willeth not, is not. Every boon
is of His grace and there is neither Majesty nor is there Might
save in Allah, the Glorious, the Great!' But yc,*' quoth the
King, "who and what arc ye and what bringeth you to this land?”
Quo^ hlusa, “We are officers of the Sovereign of AMslam, the
Commander of the Faithful, Abd al'Malik bin Marwan, who hath
heard tell of the lord Solomon, sem of David (on whom be peace!)
and of that which the Most High bestowed upon him of supreme
dominion; how he held sway over Jinn and beast and bird and
was wont when he was wroth with one of the Marids, to shut Eum
in a cucurbitc of brass and, stopping its mouth on him with
whereon he impressed his seal-ring, to cast him into the sea of
Al'Karkar. How we have heard tell that this sea is nigh your
land; so the Commander of the Faithful hath sent us hither, to
bring him some of these cucurbites, that he may look thercem and
solace himself with their sight. Such, then, is our case and what
we seek of thee, O King, and we desire that thou further us in the
accomphshment of our errand commanded by the Commander of
the Faithful.” “With love and gladness,'* replied the black King,
and carrying them to the guest'house, entreated them with the
utmost honour and furnished them with all they needed, feeding
them upon fish. They abode thus three days, when he bade his
divers fetch from out the sea some of the vessels of Solomon. So
they dived and brought up twdvc cucurbites, whereat the Emir
and the Shaybh and all the company rejoiced in the accomplish¬
ment of the Caliph's need. Then Musa gave the King of the
blacks many and great gifts; and he, in turn, made him a present

* AriiK **Jurn'jh” (=^ilic iJSCtnbEv}SQ bcc&4i>c the Gcncrii Resumetkiiiwill E^e

ptflcc m that dij Asd k wif nened the erf a lion qF AdAm- tiiLcic bjt? evidently

u rJic Jews received ■ divine erder fo keep Satuniay^ ind ihe CJiHiitiPi&Af
Ai. [heir awn sweet will, trsEigfmial die wccktjr feiE^ai^ ta Suddjiyf wherefore the Mcilcm
prtrcTTvd Friday^ howc^r* lA nnknawti to Ak'Ubm tinii buiinei? ti

inierrupreJ, by Ktststnic order {kii, 9-10)* only duruig congreitAtionAl pruyc™ in ibe
Moiquc- The mm: s MahAmmedso does h not to vor^ m crdTeJ till s/rrr puhbe seirice^
But the Moilctci hifdly warts a "'diy of re*l whcF&u i Chriariim, espcdilly tn tbe
dopcntcly dull roLirineofdjiilyTifcAmi toil^ wuhcKJl sg^cAin ofEi^E to break ihedArknM
gl his dviliiexl uui mcp«t (mbappy cxii.ixnPC| dltdnciJf requires it.

Tub City op Brasis.

tai

of the wondos of ch£ deep» being bshes in hum^ fonn,* saying
"Your entertaininent these three days hath been of the meat
of thrae Quoth the Emir, “Needs must we carry some of
these to the Caliph for the sight of them will pl^ise him more
than the cucurbites of Solomon*" Then they took leave of the
black King and, setting out on their homeward ioumey^ traveUed
oil they t Mtn e to Damascus, where Musa went in to the Gom*
mani-w of thc Faithful and told him aU that he had sighted and
heard of verses and legends and instances, together with
ittanngr of the death of Talib bin Sahl; and the Caliph said,
"Would I had been with you, that I might have seen what you
aw!” Then he took the brazen vessels and opened them, cucur*
bite after cucurbite, whereupon the devils came fotth of them,
saying. "We repent, O Prophet of Allah! Ne\'er again will we
return to the like of this thing; no never!” And the Caltph
marvelled at this. As for the daughters of the dera presen^ to
them by the bla^ King, they made them dstemsof planks, full of
water, and laid them therein; but they died of the great heat-
Then the Caliph sent for the spoils of the Brazen City and divided

diem among the Faithful,-^And aahrazad peredved the dawn

of day and ceased to say her permitted say.

ffllltit it tnas dtt JTihe i^unbreb anb fi^cbentp<cight&

She said. It bath reached me, O auspicious King, that the Caliph
marvelled much at the cucurbites and their contents; then he sent
for the spoils and divided them among the Faithful, saying,
“Never gav'e Allah unto any thc like of that which He bestowed
upon Solomon David-son!" Thereupon the Emir Mi^ sou^t
leave of htm to appoint his son Governor of the Province in his
stead, that he might betake himself to the Holy City of Jcrusal^i,
there to worship Albh- So thc Comni^der of thc Faithful
invested his son HajiJn with the government and Musa: rep^n^
to the Glorious and Holy City* where he died. This, theu^ is aU
that hath come down to us of story of the City of Brass, and

* which wKsTesclf tverywherc and In cvtrrthiTVf, muii

In lU the cicmmti, mf iSylpha)* Rrt fMermcJi tnd Kvd Eafiii

(Kobddj^. Thoe menromefs wcfc of oocjK Kib or niiojitce*, w the wild ol

HAnno were gurilUl-

12 ^

Al*F L.'tYlAH WA UaVLAH,

God is All-knowing!---Now (continued Shahn^ad) I have

another tale to tell anent the

CRAFT AND MALICE OF WOMEN,* OR THE TALE OF
THE KING, HIS SON, HIS CONCUBINE
AND THE SEVEN WAZIRS.

There was, in days of yore and in ages and times long gone
before, a puissant King among the Kings of China, the crown of
crowned heads, who ruled over many men of war and vassals with
wisdom and Justice, might and majesty; equitable to his Ryots,
liheml to his lieges and dearly beloved by the hearts of his sub¬
jects. He was wealthy as he was powerful, but he had grown
old without being blessed with a son, and this caused him sore
affliction. He could only brood over the cutdn| off of his seed
and the oblivion that would bury his name and the passing of
his realm into tlfc stranger s hands. So he sedud^ himself
in his palace, never going in and out or rising and taking rest
till the lieges lost all tidings of him and were sore perplexed
and began to talk about thdr King. Some said, “He’s dead”;
others said, “No, he*s not"; but all resolved to find a ruler who
could reign over them and carry out the customs of government.
At last, utterly despairing of male issue, he sought the intercession
of the Prophet (whom Allah bless and keep!) with the Most
High and implored Him, by the glory of His Prophets and
Saints and Martyr? and otlters of the Faithful who were accept¬
able to Heaven that he would grant him a son, to be the cooJth
of his eyes and heir to the kingdom after him. Then he rose
forthright and, withdrawing to his sitting'saloon, sent for his wife

^ Henc Slnifibifii-nfflnAh^ the crriigin of Ikilirpithoft (thirrecufh coitiEr^ tr^ tll£

Tfduv^ i>F tht {John IfAtEund Ln the ^^Sewets WJse

and i hmr of mlnnr nomanccfl- 'Pht Pcrtliin Sindibid-Nimah imufntd In
pf«r« idiajve in AJJ* ISTf- P^fciiwr r^lconer printifd atiitTacf nf it in tKe Ori-ent
Jaunt. (scsxT, and 13411^ arul Mi, W. A, the "Book of Hirnlibad,*’

with lafltyf nqtea In EIBJ34. Ar\ ^bftrart of the Pcniian work ri found in all cditi. of The
Ktghia; but tho' differ cSpcoall^ thai in ih^^ ftreal. Edit- SOI-23”-3'T7, from

which [ honrtw the totroducitott. Acoorrdjng ta K:jnixah lkfah£ni itiu al3.) the RegaU
who m4?czcdcd TO Alrxitider tht Gnt amf t^tecxtioJ ctft^ iomo Rvrtii^ hooka to
bf eompoaeil Airiottgtt which wm the liber Mwe, Uber Biratniii, IJber Sindibad^
Liber CEC.^ eiCi

The Craft a>uj Mauce of Women.

123

who was the daughter of his unde. Now this Queen was of sur*
passing beauty and lovdmess, the fairest of all bis wives and the
dearest to him as she was the nearest: and to boot a woman
of excellent wit and passing judgement. She found the King
dejected and sorrowful, cearful>cyed and heavy'bearted; so she
kissed ground between his liands and saj^ '‘O King, may my life
ransom thy life! may Time never prove thy foe, nor the shifts of
Fortune prevail over thee; may Allah grant thee every joy and
ward off from thee all annoy! How is it I see thee brooding over
thy case^and tormented by the displeasures of memory?" He
replied. Thou wettest well that I am a man now shotten in y^rs,
who hath never been blessed with a son, a sight to cool his eyes;
so I know that my kingdom shall pass away to the stranger in
blood and my name and memory will be blotted out amongst
mat. Tis dm causedi me to grieve with excessive grief." "Allah
do away with thy sonxws,” tjuoth she: "long ere rhw day a
thought struck me; and yearning for issue arose in my heart
even as in thine. One night I dreamed a dream and a voice
said to me, “The King thy husband pineth for progeny: if a
daughter be vouchsafed to him, she will be the ruin of Yds
realm; if a son, the youth will undeigp much trouble and
annoy but be will pass through it without loss of life. Such a
son can be conceived by thee and thee only and the time of
thy conception is when the moon conjoineth with Gemini!' I
woke from my dream, but after what I lieard that voice declare
i refrained from breeding and would not consent to bear chil-
dten.” "TK^ is no help for it hut that 1 have a son, Inshallah,
'—God willing!” cried the King. Thereupon she soothed and
consoled him till he forgot his sorrows and went forth amongst
the lieges and sat, as of wont, upon his throne of estate. All
rejoiced to see him once more and especiall}' the Lords of his
re^m. Now W'hen the conjuncrion of the moon and Gemini t(x>k
place, the King knew his wife carnally and, by order of Allah
Almighty she became pregnant. Presently she anounced the
glad tidings to her husiWd and led her usujJ life unti! her riin<>
months of pregnancy were completed and she bare a male child
whose face \v^ as the rondure of the moon on its fourteenth
night. The lieges of the realm congiatulated one another thf:re-
anent and the King commanded an assembly of hi= Olema and
philosophers, astrologers and hoioscopists, whom he thus, ad-
dressed, “1 desire you bo forecast the fortune of my srei and

114

Alt Laylah wa Laylah.

to determine his ascendant^ and whatever is diown by his
nativityThey replied " TiiS well, in Allah’s name, let us do
sol" and rast his nativity with all diligenoe. After ascertaining
his ascendant, they pronounced judgemoit in these words, “We
see his lot favour^le and his life viable and durable; save that
a danger awaiteth his youth." The father was sorely concerned
at this saying, when they added "But, O Ki^g, he shall escape
from it nor shall aught of injury accrue to him!" Hereupon the
King cast aside all cark and care and robed the wizards and
dismissed them with splendid honoraria: and he resigned himself
to the will of Heaven and acknowledged that the decrees of
destiny may not be countervailed. He committed his Exjy to
wet nurses and dry nurses, handmaids and eunuchs, leaving
him to grow and fill out in the l^uim till he reached the
age of seven. Then he addressed letters to his Viceroys and
C^vemors in every clime and by their means gathered together
Olema and philosophers and doctors of law and religion, from
all countries, to a number of three hun^d and three score. He
held an especial assembly for them and, when all were in presence,
he bade them draw near him and be at their ease while he sent for
the food'tmi^ and all ate their sufficiency. And when the banquet
ended and the wizards liad taken seats in their several degrWs,
the King asked chan, “Wot ye wherefore I have gathered ye to¬
gether?"; whereto all answered, "We wot not, O Kingl" He con-
tinued, * *‘It is my wish that you select from amongst you fifty men,
and from these fifty ten, and from these ten tjne, that he may teach
my son omnem rem scibilem; for whenas I see the youth perfect
in all science, I will share my dignity with the ftince and make
him partner with me in my possessions." "Know, O King," they
replied, “that among us none is more teamed or more excellent
th^ AJ-Sindibad.* bight the Sage, who woneth in thy capital

* Euxbiuf De Pf^p. Evan^ iit 4p PrqpJi tiy amccfning tht Egyponn belief in

rhe Lorda of die As^cndiwii m giTen lif toC? in tJicse

wt Jiavc the first abnjinu^ the first Drwfpdpei- in the

Oiiinns.**

* “Al-MjE'ildl/' the of ihs Ambsp'* ihua nodM the (in hit

MojftTp written ftbo4it A,J>. ''Durtiiff the reign of Kujfuih (Cyrai) Ijvfli AI-

Sffsdibjuj wrote rJie Seven Waxirs, had also named hintj arc-

AD ^gO. For noiM on ihc name Slodlb&d, fee Slndb^d the Seainanp, Night dstuvi. I

Ttitn ihr hitenry of the '‘Scvefi Saffctp" A book evidenriy dder thaji The
Nighta in prefent form; hxt rdat the rcitler m Mr. ClcHuttin, of vhnoi mm in t famtt

Th£ Craft amd Mauc£ op Womxm. iif

under thy protection. If such be thy design, summon him and
bid him do thy will.'* * The ICing acted upon their advice and the
Sage, standing in the presence, expressed his loyal sentiments with
his salutation, whereupon his Sovereipi bade him draw mgh and
thus raised his rank, saying, “1 would have thee to know, O Sage,
that I summoned this assembly of the learned and them
choose me out a man to teach my son all knowledge; when they
selected thee without dissenting diought or voice. If, then, thou
feel capable of what they claimed for thee, come thou to the task
and undentand that a man's son and heir is the very fruit of his
vitals and core of his heart and liver. My desire of thee is ihme
instruction of him; and to happy issue Allah guidethi*' The
King then sent for his son and committed him to AbSindibad
conditioning the Sage to finish his cduc^on in three years. He
did accordingly but, at the end of that time, the young Prince
had learned nothing, his mind being wholly occupied with play
and disport; and when summoned and examined by his sire,
behold, his knowledge was as niL Thcitupon the King turned
his attention to the learned once more and bade them elect a tutor
for his youth; so they asked, "And what hath his governor, Al'
Sindibad, been doing?” and w'hen the King answered, "He hath
taught my son naught;'* the Olema and philosophers and high
oiScers summoned the instructor and said to him, "O Sage,
what prevented thee from teaching the King's son during this
length of days?" “0 wise mim^" he replied, “the Prince’s
mind is wholly occupied with disport and play; yet, an the
King will make with me three conditions and keep to them,
f will teach him in seven months what he would not learn
(nor indeed could any other lesson Kim) within seven years." “I
hearken to thee," quoth the King, “and 1 submit myself to thy
conditions;" and quoth Al'SindiMd, “Hear from me, Sire, and
bear in mind these three sayings, whereof the first is, ‘Do not to
others what thou wouldest not they do unto thee*;* and second,
*Do naught hastily without consulting the experienced'; an d
thirdly, ‘Where thou hast power show pity/® In teaching th is

^E^dcntl^ Ehn CKrisfiaru^ ^Sthou^h rhe Ijttcr (ram wfiien

of the mofic femoie Yet the sajfin? is the baits of all mDraiir^ in few vo-rdi

oontflin^ the hSgh»t human ynakfm,

*le U mrioiii co oamp>irc the dry nuf tmianfa-ljlu [one of the Anti itytc with ihe
ifaex)Ocicd Lccurianto of the Pmaaiii p, ZO of Mr. *^BoQk of Sindihiid-^*

126

AlF LaYLAH WA LAYU^i.

lad 1 require no more of thee but to accept these three dictes and
adhere thereto." Gied the Knig^ ye witness against

O ail ye here assembled, that I stand hrm by these conditions!'
and caused a prices verBui to be drawn up with his personal
security and the testimony of his courtiera. Thereupon the Sage,
taking the Prince's hand, led him to his place, and the King sent
them ail requisites of provaunt and kitchcn'batienes^ carpets and
other furniture. Moreover the tutor bade build a house whose
walls he lined with the whitest stucco painted over with ceruse,*
and, lastly, he ddineated thereon all the objects concerning which
he propo^ to lecture his pupil. When ^e place was duly fur*
riishcd, he took the lad's hanef and installed him in the apattmait
whidi was amply furnished with l^y'rimber; and, after stab-
lishing him therein, went forth and fastened the door with seven
padlocks. Nor did lie visit the Prince save every third day when
he lessoned him on the knowledge to be extracted from the
wall'pictures and renewed his provision of meat and drink, after
which he left him again to solitude. So whenever the youth was
straitened in breast by the tedium and ennui of loneliness, he
applied himself diligently to his object-lessons and mastered ail
the deductions thcreform. His governor seeing this turned his
mind into other channel and taught liim the inner meanings of the
external objects; and In a little time the pupil mastered eve^
requisite. Then the Sage took him ftom the house and taught him
cavalarice and Jcri'd rkiy and archery. When the pupil had
thoroughly mastered these arts, the tutor sent to the King inform-
ing him that the Prince was perfect and complete in things
required to figure favourably amongst his peers, Hereat the King
rejoiced; and, summoning his Warirs and Lords of estate to be
present at the examination, commanded the Sage to send his son
into the presence. Thereupon Al-Sindibad consulted his pupil's
horoscope and found it barred by an inauspicious oonjunaion
which would last seven days; so, in sore affright for the youth’s
life, he said, "Look into thy nativity'seheme." The Prince did so
and, reoogniring the portent, feared for himself and presently
asked the Sage, saying, "Wluit dost thou bid me do?” ‘T bid thee,"
he answered, '"remain silent and speak not a word during this

^ In :lic pexz iht Pern ls|scd ib* Ki.=rthitc ia«tl foi

vnmen'ir mir oT Qismuthp** Bkjaf Roittij de rimp^nireT

PfflineT OpallnCr Milk of Beauty^ ttc.

Th£ Crat^ ako Malice op Womem. 1^7

ge'umghti even thougb thy aire slay thee with scourging. An thou
pass safely through this period, diou slialt win to high rank and
succeed to thy sire 5 reign; but an things go otherwise then the
behest is with Allah from the beginning to the end thereof/*
Quoth the pupih '*Thou art in fault, O preceptor, and thou hast
shown undue haste in sending that message to the King before
looking into my horoscojK. Hadst thou delayed till the week had
passed alt had been well.' Quoth the tutor, '‘O my son, what was
to be was; and the sole dciaulter therein was my ddight in thy
scholarship. But now be firm in thy resolve; rely upon Allah
Almighty and detexmine not to utter a single word,” 'Ibereupon
the F^ce fared for the presence and was met by the Waaire who
led him to his father The King accosted him and addressed him
but he answered not; and sought speech of him but h> spake not.
Whereupon the courtiers were astounded and the monarch, sore
concerned for his son, summoned Al'Sindibad. But the tutor so
hid himself that none could hit upon his trace nor gain tidings of
him: and folk said, "He was ashamed to appear before the s
majesty and the courtiers.** Under these conditions the Sovereign
heard some of those present saying, “Send the lad to the Sen'agtio
where he w'ill talk with the women and soon set aside this bashhil'
ness;*' and, approving their txiunse!, gave orders accordingly. So
the Prince was led into the palace, which was compassed about by
a running stream whose banks were planted with all manner of
fruit'trees and sweet'smelUng flowers. Moreover, in this palace
were forty chambers and in every chamber slave'girls, each
skilled in some instrument of music, so that whenever one of them
pbyed, the palace danced to her melodious strains. Here the
Prince passed one night; but, on the following morning, the King's
favourite concubine happened to cast eyes upon his beauty and
loveliness, his symmetrical stature, hLs brilliancy and hts perfect
grace, and love gat hold of her heart and she was ravished with
his charms/ So she went up to him and threw herself upon him.

^ Qjrnmentatorf conipp« (hti lAndcni with ihe t^bticsl iwry of and Paii|:ih[ir't

wife Afid with ihccild rronfliref und fair;? the btotlKrm Aitapin mJ SaHip

ijAttng from iftc Ibuttwftch fhc dayi of PhanucJl RamSrt ^fhiniia iVho bulit

B-tiuji acui Ramies) at wKr«e court Mtisce OtaTtitih ti wrppriBrd to hav'e been rearid
KCojtibfyge Etuf-i SS5S), The Incidciit would ofcoi PJNjdri-cirtis-Hippoly^si

Fauitii^cuiti-CnifpEFt and i wife 4JiJ Kunala, etc, lliocir

Keptien In evcr^-^iy Olc^ and the wcnAueui hat mxitiiiiifndfid itaeJf the: fedh-Jv? of ill
peopla-

Alp Layiah wa Layiah.

but he made her no response; v^/hereu^, berng dased by his
beauty, she cned out to hitn and required him of h i ms eli and
impottuned him; then she again threw herself upon him and
clasped linn to her bosom kissing him and saying, "O IGng's son,
grant me thy favours and I will set thee in thy father s stead; 5
will give him to drink of poison, so be may die and thou shall
enjoy bis realm and W’caJrh.*’ Whm the Prince heard these words,
he was sore enraged against her and said to her by signs, * O
accursed one, iso it please Almight>' AllaiL 1 will assuredly raquite
thee this thy deed, whetias 1 can speak; for 1 will go forth to ray
father and will tell him, and he ^lall kill thce.“ So siting, be
arose in rage, and went out from her chamber; whereat she feared
tor hersdf. Thereupon she buffeted her face and rent her raiment
and tare her hair and bared her head, then went in to the Xing
and cast herself at his feet, weeping and wailmg. When he saw
her in this plight, he was sore concerned and asked her, "What
aileth thee, O damsel? How is it with thy lord, my son? is he not
well?”: and she answered, ‘"O King, this thy son, whom thy
courtiers a-voueh to be dumb, required me of myself and 1 repelled
him, whereupon he did writh me as thou seest and w'ould have slain
me; so I fled from him, nor will I ever return to him, nor to the
palace again, no, never again!" When the King heard this, he
was wroth with exceeding wrath and, calling his seven. Warirs,
bade them put the Prince to death. However, they said one to
other, "If we do the King's commandment, he will surely repmt
of having ordered his son's dcith, for he .is passing dear to him
and this child came not to him save after despair; and he will
round upon us and blame us, saying, '^’hy did ye not contrive to
dissuade me from slaying liim?’ ” So they took counsel together,
to turn him from his purpose, and the chief Wazir said, “I will
w'arrant you from the King's mischief this day." Then he went
in to the presence and prostrating himself craved leave to speak.
The King gave him permission, and he said, *'0 King, though
thou hadst a thousand sons, yet were it no light matter to thee
to put one of them to death, on the report of a woman, be she
true or be she false: and belike this is a lie and a trick of her
against thy son; for indeed, O King, I have heard tell great plenty
of sttiries of the malice, the craft and perfidy of women." CJuoth
the King, "Tell me somewhat of that which hath come to thy
knowledge thereof.” And the Wazir answered, saying, "Yes,
there hath reached me, O Xling, a tale cntituled

Tub King and his Wazir's Wifs,

i:k9

Tfie King and his Wazir’s Wifa. * *

TiiERj was once a King of the Kings, a potent man and a proud,
who was devoted to the love of women and one day being in the
privacy of his palace, he espied a beautiful woman on the terrace'
roof of her house and could not contain himself from falling
consumedly in love with her.' He asked his folk to whom the
house and the damsel belonged and they said, '‘This is the dwell¬
ing of the WazLT such an one and she is his wife," So he called
the Minister in question and despatched him on an errand to a
distant part of the kingdom, where he was to collect information
and to return T but, as soon as he obeyed and was gtme, the King
contrived by a trick to gain access to his house and his spouse.
When the Wasir’s wife saw him, she knew him and springing up,
kissed his hands and feet and welcomed him. Then she sto(^
afar off, busying herself in his serv'ice, and said to him, oui-
lord, what is the cause of thy gracious coming? Such an honour
is not for the like of me." Quodi he, "The cause of it is that love
of thee and desire thee-wards have moved me to this. Where¬
upon she kissed ground before him a second time and said, “By
Allah, O our lord, indeed I am not worthy to be the handmaid
of one of the King's servants: whence then haye I the great good
fonrune to be in such high honour and favour with thee?" Then
the King put out his hand to her intending to enjoy her person,
when she said, "This thing shall not escape us; but take pab'ence,
O my King, and abide w-ith thy handmaid all this day, that she
may make ready for thee somewhat to cat and drink." So the

^ Ancther venaen of xhh c*le h jjiVcii in the BrtiJ. Fidit. (vol. thji, p]i„ 27 >^! NijrJiE
It ii tJip ^'^Stnry oef t}\E Kmfl ihff Xlnqiwn Wfe" \r tJic Bodk Itt

theTtrsioju Arable mad Grwit {%nfTCraal rbe Kin®^ blf ringi in cbc Hcbreiir Mishit
Sjindahintj hii imff, tnd hU in iheekljfl f^nlih Libro dc kt Engaxmosetloii Auya-'

miencoA de Mu^cifTrs.

*Onc rnieht hney that ihif \t BsThthebd and Uriilu But tucK

tmai often Itivc ooturerd b tTie Em, at difIkTent Ximei anil fdfffli without fie^uinitp
direct dcrivAtinn, The len/ncd Prt^r H. H Wdion was mistaken in Tuppossn^ iliac ch»c
fictions n ate i n rhr TDeUng- whic^ hat alwo^ ‘perraded the Eut unfaTourahlc to thf
difnjtr of woHitft/' They lielong to a cerEsln it^gf of cmlluiJon when the ir-i^ srs ai
war with each other; iind they characrcrise chttatrous £mtrp« is weiU ii miv^vnnm Aili:
wimesa Jankina. rlerk ofOxflnfnrde: while .fCsop't fahic the Lion tnd tac Mm lilO
ciptaini thrlr ^iiueaty.

VOL VL

Alp Laylah wa Iayum.

•30

King sac down on his Mimsier's couch and she went in haste and
brought him a book wiierem he might read, whilst she made ready
the food. He took the book and, beginning to read^ found therein
moral instances and exhortations, such as restrained him from
adultery and broke his courage to commit sin and crime. After
awhile, she returned and set Irefore him some ninety dishes of
different kinds of colours, and he ate a mouthful of each and
found chat, while the number was many, the taste of them was
one. At this, he marvelled with exceeding marvel and said to
her, damsel, I see these meats to be manifold and various, but
the taste of them is simple and the same." "Allah prosper the
King!*’ replied she, "this is a parable I have set for thee, that
thou mayst be admonished thereby." He asked, "And what is
its meaning?"; and she answered, “Allah amend the case of our
lord the King'; in thy palace are ninety concubines of various
colours, but their taste is one."^ When the King heard this, he
was ashamed and rising hastily, went out, without od^ering her any
affront and returned to his palace; but, in his haste and confusion,
he forgot his signet-ring and left it under the cushion where he
had been sitting and almit he remembcTed it he was ashamed to
send for it. Now hardly had he reached home when the Wazir
returned and, presenting himself before the King, kissed the ground
and made his report to him of the stateof the province in question.

^Thc F.iirofwjaji fEjrm of dit cdlc Is 'Tuujeun ptrdfijr/* ■ oftsa quuecd but

sdjum uEiikrgtmJ, U ii the rfpmacK of M, V\hh4 when ihc Count fproprieEwr of the
prcfty CaunR^J him cii atcry dny fw a month f tm irhcdi rhe Abbil tar**

*‘Alwny partri^lgc h tw muth of a gooil thinB!" Upon dtia text die Count ip«Aki.
A ■dOfTwpoTttlcnT ittfintHirii fhnt ir wii T<^d bi- Horace iVnlpolf conrcmiitg rhe Con/nsor
of m French King who jncprorpiJ him for conjiitfaJ inhdrtitrn. The 4 h:gr 2 ilal Ffcncb ^for
‘‘taujourt dc h ptnfrijf*' or '^tics pfl-dnx") a fonjisn Anoihtr fnctid neforj

itir t3 K. of the VmivdJc* fDnmTnlcd fo A.D. U32 Air the. amuK-

mm: of the DiiuctKlni^ Afctni'anLi tjKiia XT.) urhoAc chief pitmoniigo *'uji puml
du RiKyaulmc d'A-TwlirtTric,*' Im kirtLircfj upon fiildifr by the lord't mignortj ■ "jemtr tt
SneffUK gciitii hcHnmfi^ Je joq Here the pirmdj^e bcOimt ;tiutfo> d'anguilk,

Pouibly Scott reftn m (t In Redgauntfet StA i mint be ^rv fond of psrtrid^

to ADcepf it whtfl thrown in one"j facK ** Did not Cumpfain at RptsdAm of EOU-^

joun perdrix" and make it one of tui grtc^jmcca ? A srimFIrw lEotr u ihm of tJse chaplain
who, weary of the Mmc uttered av foilow.i?—

Rahbiti hot| r^hbir* coJd,

Rahbiti tciuier.^ end rahbitt
Rftbbsa yotmg, and t^btnts old—

I tlliAnk tbe lord Tve had cnoogL

And 1 Mt oordially think mf kind cormponilcut^L

The King ani> his Wazir's Wipn, 131

Then he repaired to his own house and sat down on his <^ch and
chancing to put his hand under the cushion, behold^ he found the
King s so ling. $0 he knew it and taking the matter to heart,
held aloof in gn^t grief from his wife tor a whole year, not going
in unto her nor even speaking to her, whilst she knew not the

reason of his anger.-And Shahratad peredved the dawn of

day and ceased saying her permitted say.

Sthen it mas tffe jFtbe ^unhrtti anti ^cbcntp-nititli .^ight.

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the Waair
held aloof from lus wife, whilst she knew not the cause of bis
wrath. At last, being weary of the longsome neglect, she sent for
her sire and told him the case; whereupon quoth he, "1 will
complain of him to the King, at some time w’hen be is in the
presence." So, one day, he went in to the King and, finding the
Wazir and the Kasi of the army before ium,‘ complamed thus
saying, “Almighty Allah amend the King’s case* 1 had a fair
flower'garden, which I planted with mine own hand and thereon
spent my substance till it bare fruit; and its fruitage was ripe for
plucking, when I gave it to this thy Wasir, who ate of it what
seemed good to him, then deserted it and watered it not, so that
its bloom wilted and withered and its sheen departed and its state
changed." Then said the Wazir, “O my Kmc, this man saich
sooth. I did indeed care for and guard the garden and kqit it in
good condition and ate thereof, tm one day I went thither and I
saw the trail of the lion there, wherefore I feared for my life and
withdrew from the garden." The King understood him that the
trail of the lion meant his own seal-ring, which he had forgotten
in the woman's house; so he said. "Return, O Wazir. to thy
flower-garden and fear nothing, for the lion came not near it. It
hath reached me that he went thither; but, by the honour of my
fathers and forefathers, he offered it no hurt.” “Hearkening and
obedience," answered the Minister and, returning home sent for
his wife and made his peace with her and thenceforrh put faith
in her chastity. “This I tell thee, O King (continued the Wazir),
for no other purpose save to let thee know how great is their craft

euthonty of the mini.

Alp Laylaji wa Laylak.

133

and how prcdpitaucy bequeaihetb rcpentanoi,’' And 1 have aUo
heard the folbwing

Story of the Cortjeciioner, his Wife, flnd
the Pamt,

Once upon a time there dwdt in Egypt a confectioner who had a
wife famed for beauty and bvclin^; and a parrot w^hich, as
occasion required, did the office of watchman and guard, bell and
spy, and flapped her wings did she but hear a fly butiung about
the sugar. This parrot caused abundant trouble to the wife, ^
always telling her husband what took place in his absence. Now
one e^'pning, before going out to visit certain friends, the con'
fecrioncr gave the bird strict Injunctions to watch ait night and
bade his wife make all fast* as be should not return until moming.
Hardly had he left the door than the woman went for her old
lover, who returned with her and they passed the night together
in mirth and merriment, while the parrot observed alh Betimes
io the mominE the lover fared forth and the husband, returning,
was informed by the parrot of what had taken place; whereupon he
hastened to his w'ifc’s rexim and beat her with a painful beating. She
thought in hersdf, "Who could have informed against me?" and she
asked a woman that was in her confidence whether it was she.
The woman protested by the worlds visible and invisible that
she had not betrayed her mistress; bur informed her that on the
morning of lus return home, the husband had stood some rime
before the cage listening to the parTOt''s talk. When the wife heard
this, she resolved to contrive the destruction of the bird. Some
days after, the husband was again invited to the house of a fri^d

^ it! an nddijAni ihe Wiik het^ kIIj tfue Tale ef the Wife arul the Pirmf

wliidli, roUdwiuK Line^ 1 hi^e tranafemri to vtA. L j>. 51 Hut not to bnsiik the crailEttcti
E here m troduce the Petraan verstun of the story fTOm the " Book oFS 1 n julditit>ii

» the JeiaiU gavm \n note to L, 52; t may i|uote the rtm tjildng-bindj hft to
tniTch D¥cr hit youn^ wife by Rajah (ton a/Shalivihjiiit the grent Incnim nwordi
ore. A,D. Sl)^ wfw U tn the what Ruftam Co Fermi and Antar to Araiiii. lit

the "Seven Wbe Maafcr?" the porrat b«jom» * wid Mi. Clouatna^ In sonie deter
papers nn ''Popular Tales imd Pi^nns^* contrihutod to the Ttmii (]S&4)f

Qdfnparri it niiK the hiatofv, m the fiesta Ronunofiim, E>f thic Achiliet^i the Abiipiit
iLdd the Three Cocks, mo of which crowed dining the cofigrcffi of the lady ind her Inirer.
All thc$e evidently bekwig to the Sqtuiiha4 cycie-

TitE Confectioner, his Wife, the Parrot. 131

where be was to pass the nighci an<i before departing, be enjoined
the parrot with the sanie injunctions as before; wherefore bis
heart was free from care, for he bad his spy at home. The wife
and her confidante then planned how they might destroy the
credit of the parrot with the master. For this purpose they re-
solved to counterfeit a storm; and this they did by placing over
the parrot’s head a hand'mill (which the lover worked by pouring
water upon a piece of hide), by waving a fan and by suddenly
uncovering a candle hid under a dish. Thus did they raise such
a rempestL of rain and lightning, that the parrot was drenched and
half'drowned in a deluge. Now rolled the thunder, then flashed
the lightning; that from the noise of the band mili, this from the
rejection of the candle; when thought the parrot tc» herself, "In
very sooth the flood hath come on, such an one as fadike Noah
himself ne\'cr witnessed," So saying she buried her head under
her wing, a prey to terror. The husband, on his return, hastened
to the parrot to ask what had happened during hk absence; and
the bird answered that she found it impossible to describe the
deluge and tempest of the lost night; and that years would be
required to expl^n the uproar of the hurricane and storm. When
the shopkeeper heard the parrot talk of last night's deluge, he
said: "Surely O bird, thou art gone clean daft! Where was
there, even in a dream, rain or lightning last night? ^ou hast
utterly ruined my house and ancient family. My wife is the most
virtuous woman of the age and all thine accusations of her are
lies." So in his wrath he dash^ the cage upon the ground, tore
off the parrot's head, and threw it from the window. Presently
his friend, coming to call upon him, saw the parrot in thjs condi'
tion with head torn off, and without wings or plraiage. Being
informed of the circumstances he suspected some trick on the part
of the woman, and said to the husband. “When your wife leaves
home to go to the Hammam-bath, compel her confidante to dis'
close the secret.” So as soon as his wife went out, the htoband
entered his Harim and insisted on the woman telline him the
truth. She recounted the whole story and the husband now
bitterly repented having killed the parrot, of w-hose innocence he
had proof. “This 1 tell thee, O King (conrimied the Warir), that
thou mayst know how great arc the craft and mafice of women
and that to act m haste leadeth to repent at Idsure.” ^ the King
turned from slaying his son: bait, next day, the favorite came in
to him and, kissing the ground before him, said, “O King, why

134

Alf La^lah v/a Lavlah.

dost chou d pi f l y to do ms justice? Indeed, tlie Kings ii^ve
rKat: tilou cominandcst a thing and thy Waair countermaiideth it.
Now the obedience of Kings is in the fuljilmenc of their oom*
piandments, and every one Icnows thy justice and ecjuity; so do
thou justice for me on the Prince, 1 also have heard a tale
concerning

Tfie Fuller dud fiw Son,

Theff was once a man which was a fuller, and he used every
day to go forth to the Tigris-bank a-cleaning dotbes; and his
son was wont to gp with hhn that he might swim whilst his
father was fulling, nor was he forbidden from this. One day, as
the boy was swimming,* he was taken with cramp in the forearms
and sank, whereupon the fuller plunged to the water and caught
hold of him: but the boy dung about him ^d pulled him down
and so father and son were both drowned. “Thus it is with th^
O King, ^cept thou prevent thy son and do me justice on him,

I fear lest both of you sink together, thou and he,"-And Shah'

rasad perceived dawn of day and aased to say her permitted
say.

CDfjtn it bias ttic ifibc Ibunbrrb snb Cig(ftidtl

She said. It hath reached me, O auspidous King, that when the
favourite had told her tale of the Fuller and his sem, she ended
with, “1 fear lest both of you sink together, thou and he, More'
over,*’ continued she, “for an instance of the malice of men, I
have beard a tale concerning

»Ii» the days <if iJit CaBph AUMutukfT bf ‘Ilili J33-W} the l^th of Bsgldsd
•fudied fwimniing and ii it SMit that they eaiild iwitt holding chsfing-djih!!* upnn whieh
Were eocAin^.pciu and keep sioat tilt the lauii ■» drewd. The snury li that of "TTie
Waterman tu< S«« who wcte d/awiHid in the Nile/* of tJu Book of Si mi i h a il .

The Rake's Trice agaii^st the Chaste Wipe*

i35

Tlte Rake's Trici; agaimt tlic Wife.

A CERTAiH man loved a beautiful and lovely woman, a tDodel of
charms and grace, maxncd lo a naan whom she lov^ and who
loved her. Moreover, she ta'es virtuous and chaste, like unto me,
and her rake of a lover found no way to her; so when his patience
was at an end, he devised a device to win his will. Now the
husband had a young man, whom he had brought up in his house
and who was in high trust with him as his steward. So the take
addressed himself to the youth and ceased not insinuating hi» n > yU
into his favour by presents and fair words and deeds, till he
came more obedime to him titan the hand to the mouth and did
whatever he ordered him. One day, he said to him, "Hatkye,
such an one; wilt thou not bring me into the larmly dwelling'place
some time when the lady is gone out?" ‘'Yes," answen^ the
young steward so, when his master was at the shop and his
mistress gone forth to the Hammam, he took Ivis friend by the
hand and, bringing hirn into the house, showed him the sitting-
rooms and all that was therein- Now the lover was determined
to play a trick upon the woman; so he took the white of an egg
which he bad brought with him in a vessel, and ^ilc it on the
merchant's bedding, unseen by the young man; aner which he
returned thanks and leaving the house went his way. In an hour
or so the merchant came home; and, going to the bed to rest
himself, found thereon something wet. So he took it up in his
hand and looked at it and deemed it man's seed; whereat he
stared at the young man with ey^ of wrath, and asked him,
“Where is thy mistress?”: and he answered, “She is gone forth
to the H.immam and will return forthright after she has made her
ablutions.”* Wlien the man heard thwi, his suspidon concerning
the semen was conhrmed; and he waited furiou.^: and said, “Go at
once and bring her back.” The steward accordingly fetched her
and w'hen she came before her husband, the jealous man sprang
upon her and beat her a crie\'ous betting; then, binding her anns
behind her, offered to cut her throat with a knife; but she cried
out to the neighbours, who came to her, and she said to them,
“This my man hath beaten me unjustly and without cause and is

■ Her gCqilC IP itc badi ing^catcd iKal liic Wa* fkini

Atr Laylah wa Laylah,

136

minded to kill me, though I know not what is mine offence/' So
they rose up and asked him, "Why hast theju dealt thus by her?"
And he answered, "She is divorced." Quoth they, "Thou hast
no right to maltreat her; either divorce h^ or use her kindly, for
v:c know her prudence and purity and chastity. Ind^d, she hath
been our nei^hour this long time and we wot no evil of her."
Quoth he, "When I came home, 1 found on my bed seed like
human sperm, and I know not the meaning of this." Upon this
a little boy. one of tlioee present, came forward and said, "Show it
to me, nunde mine!" When he saw' it, he smelt it and, calling
for fire and a frying-pan, he took the white of egg and cooked it so
that it became solid. Then iie ace of it and made the husband and
the others taste if it, and they were certified that it was white
of egg. So the husband was convinced that he had sinned against
his wife's innocence, she bdng dear of all offence, and the neigh'
hours made peace between them after the divorce, and he prayed
her pardon and presented her with an hundred gold pieces, And
50 the wicked lover's cunning trick came to naught. "And know,
O King, chat this is an instance of the malice of men and their
perfidy,” When the King heard this, he bade his son l^e slain; but
on the next day the second Wazir came forward for intercessioa
and kissed ground in prostration. WTiercupon the King said,
"Raise thy head: prostration must be made to Alkih only."* So
the Minister rose from before him and said, "O King, hasten not
to slay thy son, for he was not granted to his mother by the
Almighty but after despair, nor didst thou expect such good
luck; and we hope that he will live to become a guerdon to
thy reign and a guardian of thy good. Wherefore, have patience,
O King: belike he will offer a fit excuse, and, if thou make
hasre to slay him, thou wilt surely repent, even as the merchant'
wight repented" Asked the King, "And how was it with dhe
merchant, O Wadr?"; and the Wazir answered, "O i^g, I have
heard a tale of

' Tiltrt from the Hfc of (he Esv{>tiM Murtrluk# Sylwit fMa, viii. A-H. WJ"
A.D. 1421 J wJhj vffidJd Fu>c h\$ mbjccti to pir^tcr^ce ihtioiclvcB of ki» tlic groalid
before liim. UTlcrbelot fcj deciliAr

TjiE Miser and the Loaves or Bread.

n't

The Miser itrtcl the Loducj of Bread,

There was once a merdiant, who was a niggard and miserly in
his eating and drinking. One day, he went on a journey to a ccr-
tain town and as he walked in the market-streets, behold, he
an trot with two scones of bread which looked sound and fair.
He asked her, "Are these for sale?”; and she answered, "Yest”
So he beat her down and bought them at the lowest price and
took them home to his lodging, where he ate them that day.
When morning moirowed, he returned to the same place and,
finding the old woman there with other two scones, bought these
al»; and thus he oeared not during twenty-five days' space when
the old wife disappeared. He oaade enquiry for h^, but could
hear no tidings of her, till, one day as he was walking about the
high streets, he chanc^ upon her: so he accosted her and, after
the usual salutation and with much praise and politeness, asked
why she had disappeared from the market and ceased to supply
the two elites of bread? Hearing this, at first she evad^ giving
hirn a reply; but he conjured her to tell him her case; so she
said, "Hear my excuse, O my lord, which is that I was attending
upon a man who had a corroding ulcer on his spine, and his doctor
bade us knead fiour with butter into a plaster and lay it on the
place of pain, where it abode all night. In the morning, I used to
take that fiour and turn it into dough and make it into two
scones, which I cooked and sold to thee or to another; ^but pres'
entiy the man died and 1 was cut off from making cakes."^ When
the merchant heard this, he repented whenas repentance availpl
him naught, saying, "Verily, we are Allah s and verily tmto Him
we are returning! There is no Majesty and there k no Might save

in Him, the Glorious, the Great!”-^And Shahtaiad perceived

the dawn of day and c**^***d saying her permitted say.

Bthrn il Ifie JTItor l^utthtth anb eigfiip'firat ^igtlL

She said. It hath reached me, O auspidoua King, that when the
old trot told the merchant the provenance of the scones, he cried,

•Tills niiuiiwut J« Mllltr ha* often been told in the htwritslt of Ltutdon ud Pwi*.
It I* ai oU 4* die l-litiFpaLleia^

138

Alf Laylau wa Laylau.

‘There is no Majesty and there is no Might save in Allah, the
Glodous^ the Great!'* And he repeated the saying of the Most
High, "Whatever evil falleth to thee it is from thyself;"’ and
vomited till he fell «ck and repented whena^ repentance availed
him naught. "Moreover, O King" (continued the second Wasir)*
T have heard cell, of the malice of ^men, a tale of

TJie Lady ami fier Tu^o Lovtfrs,

Okc£ upon a time there was a man, who was sword'bearer to one
of the and he loved a damsel of the common sort. One

day, he sent his page to her with a message, as of wont between
them, and the l^m sat down with her and toyed with her. 8he
inclined to him and pressed him to her breast and groped him and
kissed him w'hercupon he sought carnal connection of her and
she consented; but. as the two were thus, Uj! the youth's master
knocked at the dtxir. So she pushed the page through a trap'
door into an underground chamber there and opened t& door to
his lord, who entiered hending sword in hand and sac down upon
her bed. Then she came up to him and sported and toyed with
him, kissing him and pressing him to her b^m, and he took her
and lay with her. Presently, her husband knocked at the door
and the gallant asked her, "Who is that?"; whereto she answered,
;;My husband." Quoth he, “How shall I do?" Quoth she,
“Draw thy sw'ord and stand in the vestibule and abuse me and
revile me; and when my husband comes in to thee, do thou go
forth and wend thy ways." He did as she Ixtde hinu and, when
the husband entered, he saw theKing*s sword-bearer standing with
naked brand in hand, abusing and threatening his wife; but, when
the lover saw him, he was ashamed and sheathing his scymitar,
went forth the house. Said the man to his wife. "What means
this?": and she replied, *^‘0 man, how blessed is hour of thy
coming! Thou bast saved a True Believer from slaughter, and it
happed after this fashion, I was on the house-terrace, spinning,®

* Kwwi it. SI, ^^All w (fmn AfUhi^* ffis eril s^hich befttk m^inkiRc!^ fhcreteh Dnfcfcd
by Alkh^ h ycr the wniequcncc of ihdf own itkkcdness (1 4 ddj^ wluch vtiiktdix^
emteil hr AUaJ'i),

■The Bfiol. Ridit. (iti. 2fii) m.yt “ba rhing. **

The King's Son and the Ogress.

139

when there came up to me a youth, distracted and panti^

for fear of death, fleeing fium yonder man, who followed upon him
as hard as he could with his drawn sword. The young nian fell
down before me, and kissed my hands and feet, saying, "O Pro'
rector, of thy mercy, save me from him who would slay me
WTOngoudy!" So I hid him in that undergroimd chamb^ of
ours and presently in came yonder man to me, naked brand in
hand, demanding the youth. But 1 denied him to him. where¬
upon he fell to abusing and threatening roc as thou sawest. And
praised be Allah w^ sent thee to me, for 1 was distraught and
had none to deUver mef* “Well hast thou done, O w'omanJ
artswered the husband. ‘“Thy reward is with Allah the Almaty,
and may He abundantly requite thy gex^d deed!" Then he went
to the trap door and called to the page, saying, “Come forth ^d
fear not; no harm shall befal thee." & he came out, trembling
for fear, and the husband said, “Be of good cheer: none shall
hurt thee;” contfoling with him on what had betallen him; whilsc
the page called down blessings on his head. Then they btJth wmi
forth, nor was that Gomuto nor w*as the page aware of that which
the woman had contrived. “This, then, O King, said the Waair,
“is one of the trieks of women; so beware lest thou rely upon their
words." The I^g was pepuaded and turned from putting 1^
son to death; but, on the third day, the favourite came in to
and, kissing the ground beftire him, cried, “O King, do me jusa'ce
on dry son and be not turned from thy purpose by thy Ministers'
prate, for there is no gpod in wicked "Wazirs, and be not as the
King of Baghdad, who relied on the word of a cmain wicked
counsdlor of his," Quoth he, “And ho'W was that? Quoth she,
“There hath been told roe, O auspicious and weil-advis^ King, a
tale of

The King r St>« utjJ the Ogress, *

A CERTAIN King had a son, whom he loved and fav'ourcd with
exceeding favour, over all his other children; and this son said to
him one day, “O my father, 1 have a mind to fare a-coursing and

* TIvi» tile t* nmfh thit lolE in t!i« Ftftli Night (vnl i. S4). it ii the fnwr of
Prince iru) the Uinta In the Book of SindilMd wherein it i» gjeeii with Persitn riwtcftc

AfiJ

140

Alf Layumj wa Layi-ah.

3 'hunting.'’ So the King bade iurni^h him and commanded one of
his Waxire to bear him company and do aD the service he needed
during his trip. The Minister accordingly took everything that
was necessary for the journey and they set out with a retinue of
eunuchs and officers and pages, and rode on, sporting as they
went, till they came to a green and wcU gnisscd champaign
abounding in pasture and water and game. Here the IVince
turned to the Minister and told him that the place pleased him
and he purposed to halt there. Sc they set down in tluit site and
they loosed the falcons and lynxes and dogs and caught great
plenty of game, whcrca.t they rejoiced and abode there some days,
in all joyance of life and its delight. Then the King's son gave
the signal for departure; but, as they went along, a beautiful
gaaelle. as if the sun rose shining from between her horns, that
had strayed from her mate, sprang up before the Pnnee, where¬
upon his soul longed to make prise of her and he coveted her. So
he said to the Warir, *'1 have a mind to follow that gazelle;" and
the Minister replied, "Do what seemeth good to thee,” There¬
upon the Prince rode single-handed after the gazelle, till he lost
si^t of his compamons, and chased her all that day till dusk,
when she took refuge in a bit of nxky ground^ and darkness
dosed in upon him. Then he would have turned back, but knew
not the way; whereat he was sore concerned and said, "There is
no Majesty and there is no Might save in Allah, the Glorious, the
Great!" He sat his mare; all night till morning dawned, in quest
of relief, but found none; and, when the day appeared, he fared
on at hazard fearful, famished, thirsty, and knowing not whither
to wend till it was noon and the sun beat down upon him with
burning heat. By that time he came in sight of a great city, with
massive base and lofty bulwarks; hut it was ruin^ and desolate,
nor was there any live thing therein save nw! and raven. As he
stood among the buildings. tnancUing at their ordinance, b! his
eyes fell on a damsel, young, beautiful and lovely, sitting under
one of the city w^alls wailing and weeping copious tears. So he
drew nigh to her and asked, "Who art thou and who brought thee

* Amb- rockT* hilljTj tm-tedj ground unfir fov nding. I ba-re ni»mi tlue the

three Hib, wtutli if f. Ksry^atb^Teflrin«=C!ty of '‘Oionitb** tnp» Hinh, *

Krub)i 4 chue^ a kunting-iurk ^ ^

orchard) arc pjXMnfoJ In Arabic tml Arc intdlijiblc in Palstinc- CUntfj^eioJ L

2C7.>

The Kxng^s Sok ahd the Ogrew. 141

hither?" She answered, “I am called Bint al'Taaumah, dau^ter
of Al'Tiyakh, King of the Gray Country* I went out one day to
obey a of nature/ when an Ifrit of the Jinn etched me up
and soared with me between heaven and earth; but as he flew
there fell on hin> a shooting'Star in the form of a flame of Are and
burned him. and I dropped here, where th^ three days I have
hungered and thirsted; but when I saw thee I Icmged for life.”

-And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased to

say her permitted say.

It the Jfihe ^unbreli anb ^igbt*

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the Prince
when addressed by the daughter of King AlTiyakh who said to
him, "When I saw thee 1 longed for life;” was smitten with ruth
and grief for her and took her up on lus courser’s crupper, saying,
"Be of good cheer and keep diine eyes cool and dear; for, if
Allah (extolled and exalted be He!) restore me to my people and
tamily, f will send thee back to thine own folk." Then he rode
on, praying for deliverance, and presently the damsel said to him,
“O King’s son, set me down, that I may do an occasion under
this walL" So he drew bridle and she alighted. He waited for
her a lung w'hile as she hid herself behind toe wall; and she came
forth, with the foulest of favours; which when he saw, Jus hair
stood on end and he quaked for tW of her and he tum^ deadly
pale. Then she sprang up on his steed, behind him, wearing the
most loathly of aspects, and presently she said to him, ”0 l^g’s
son, what ails thee that 1 see thee troubled and thy favour
changed?" ”1 have bethou^t me of somewhat that troubles
me," “Seek aid against it of thy fathers troops and his brav«."
"He whom 1 fear careth naught for troops, neither can braves
affright him." “Aid thyself against him with thy father's monies
and treasures." “He whom 1 fair will not be satisfled with
wealth." hold that ye have in Heaven a God who seeth
and is not seen and is Omnipotent and Omniscient" "Yes, we
have none hut Him." "Then pray thou to Him; haply He will
deliver thee from me thine enemy!" So the King's son raised
his eyes to heaven and began to pray with his whole heart, saying,

^ Tlie privy and bath are fArDuritc bAuhti of the Jiniu-

Alp Laylah wa Layiah.

14a

■'O my God, I implore Thy succour against that which croublcth
me,'' Then be ptmted to her with his hand, and she fell to the
ground, burnt black as charcoal. Therewith he thanked Allah
and praised Him and ceased not to fare forwards; and the
Almighty (extolled and exalted be He!) of His grace made the
way easy to him and guided him into the right road, so that he
reaped his own bnd and came upon his father’s capital, after he
had despaired of life. Now all this befel by the contrivance of
the Wazir, who travelled with him, to the end that he might cause
him to perish on the w'ay; but Almighty Allah succoured him.
“And tius” (said the damsel) ‘’have I told thee, O King, that
thou mayst know that wicked Wacirs deal not honestly by nor
counsel with sincere intent their Kings; wherefore be diou wise
and ware of them in this matter." The King gave ear to her
speech and bade put liis son to death; but the (bird Wazir came
in and said to his brother Ministers, “1 will warran t you from the
King's mischief this day" and, going in to him, kissed the ground
between his hands and said, “O King, I am diy true counsellor
and solicitous for thee and for thine estate, and indeed I rede thee
the best of reck; it is that thou hasten not to slay thy son, the
coolth of thine eyes and the fruit of thy vitals. Haply his sin is
but a slight slip, which this damsel hath made great to thee; and
indeed I have heard tell that the people of two villages once
destroyed one another, because ot a drop of honey," Asked the
King, “How was that?"; and the Waiir answered, saying, “Know,
O lung, that I have heard this story anent

The Drop of Honey, ’

A CERTAIN hunter used to chase wild beasts in wold, and one day
he came upon a grotto in the mountains, where he found a hollow
full of bees' honey. So he took somewhat thereof in a wateT'skin
he had with him and, throwit^ it over his shoulder, carried it to

* Ar^b kiator^' b fuU &f petty' wm caujkI by crifiifi. In Ejfyp* tbflcliniSs^ad und
Hflrim Kiil In Syiii. Kby* arwl Yiirnjin (^hlcb rEfn4ii:n to the prewnt day) were «
pu^iindDcis A3, l-iigfiljiitl Citcrani, Ih^ title beifi «ime liktntss to the
fiiLrtcrj rbyiTicf In 'The i^misc that Jack BuUt/' ujd “Tlic Old Woman md the Croolcod
Sbpentc which find ibeir indirect Ln m iilki^onc^ Tnlmiiditf hymn.

TiiJi Woman who made heji Husba^sp Sht Dust. 143

th« dc>\ followed by ii hunting dog which was dear to hioi. He
stopped at the shop of an oihnan and offered him the honey for
sale Md he bought it. Then he emptied it out of the skin, that
he might see it, and in the act a drop fell to the ground, whcre^
upon the dies Qockcd to it and a bird swooped <i 5 wn upon the
(lici. Now the oilman Had a cat, which sprang upon the bird,
and the huntsman’s dog, seeing the cat, sprang upon it and slew
it; whereupon the oihuan sprang upon the dog and dew it, and
the hontstnan in turn sprang upon the oilman mid dew him. Now
the oilman was of one village ami the huntsman of another; and
when the people of the two places heard w'hat had passed, thsy
took up anns and weapons and rose one on other in wrath and the
two lines met; nor did the sword leave to play amongst them, till
there died of them much people, ncaie ktioweth their number save
Almighty Allah. ‘^And amongst other stories of the malice of
women" (continued the WaEir) 'T have beard tdl, O King, one
concerning

The Woman who made her Husband Sift Dust, *

A MAN once gave his wife a dirham to buy rice; so she took it
Md went to the rice'seller, who gave her the rice and began to
jest "^th her and her, for she was dowered with beauty and
loveliness, saying, “Rice is not good but with sugar which if thou
wilt have, come in with me for an hour." So, saying, "Give me
sugar," she went in with him into his shop and he won hb will of
her and said to his slave, "Weigh her out a dirham's worth of
sugar." But he made the slave a privy sign, and the boy, raking
the napkin, in which was the rice, emptied it out and put in earth
and dust in its stead, and for the sugar set stones, after which he
again knotted up the napkin and left it by her. His object, in
doing this, was that should come to him a second time; so,
when she went forth of the shop, he gave her the napkin and she
took it, chinking to have in it rice and sugar, and ganged her gait;
but when she returned home and, setting it before husl^nd,
went for a cooking-pot, he found in it ^rth and stones. So, as

* Thti ii 'The Story oF die Olil Man who tent hit Yotmg Wife to the MMjrkcl to buj
Rice," wild with Fenun rdlecdon* b the "Book of

Ai,p Latlah wa L^ylah.

144

soon as came back bringing the pot, he said to her, Did I
teU thee I had aught to bu3d. that thou btingest me earth and
stones?" When ^e saw this, she knew that the nce^sdler's slave
had trideed her; so she said to her husband, "O man, in my
trouble of mind for what hath befallen me, I went to fctdi the
sieve and brought the cnoking-pot," “What hath troubled thee?"
adeed he; and she answered, "O husband, 1 dropped the dirham
thou gavest me in the market^street and was a^amed to search
for it before the folk; yet I grudged to lose the silver, so I
gathered up the earth from the place where it fell and brought it
away, fKinking to sift it at home. Wherefore I went to fetch the
sieve, but brought the cooking-pot instead." Then she fetched
the sieve and gave it to her hu^b^d, sa^niig, “Do diou sift it; for
thing eyes are sharper than mine." Accororngly he sat, sifting the
day, tfll his face and beard were cov'ered with dust; and he di^
covered not her trick, neither knew what had befallen her. "This
then, O t Cfn g , " said the Wa?ir, "is an instance of the malice of
women, and consider the saying of Allah Almighty, ‘Surely the
cunning of you (women) is great!* *’ And ^ain, ‘Indeei the
malice of Satan is weak in comparison with the malice of
women.' The King gave ear to his Wash's speech and was
persuaded thereby and was satisfied by what he cited to him of
the signs of All^*; and the lights of good counsel arose and
shone in the firmament of his understanding and he turned from
his purpose of slaying his son. But on the fourth day, the fa-
^-ourite came in to him weeping and wailing and, kissing the
ground before him, said, “O auspicious King, and lord of good
rede, I have made plainly manifest to thee my grievance and thou
hast dealt unjustly by roc and hast forborne to avenge me on him
who hath wronged me, because he is thy son and the darling of
thy heart; but Allah (extolled and exalt^ be He!) will presendy
succour me against Kim, even as He succoured the King's son
against his fatoer's Wasir." “And how' was that?" asked the
King; and she answered, “1 have heard teU, O King, a tale of

* Kiorjin xU* 28 , wqrtli were sfxikim by Ftatjphur to Jonspk

* Korun if, 1 ^, A mia-ciuotitaon^ ika wnnii mtc, “flg^E thctefnrc A^nxt the friethdi m
S4t4np for the mlt of Sutin EhjU bo

* veneci.

TttK Enchanted Spfiwo.

14 ?

The Et^hanted Spring. * *

THEiiE was Qinae in times gpne by a King who had one son and
none other; and, when the Prince grew up to man’s estate, he
contracted him in marriage to anoiher King s daughter. Now the
damsel was a model of Wuty and grace and her imdes son had
sought her in wedlock of her sire, but she would none of him. So,
when he knew that she was to be married to another, envy and
jealousy gat hold of him and be bethought himself and sent a
noble present to the Wasir of the bridegroom’s father and much
treasure, him to use craft for slaying the Prince or coiv

trive to make lum leave his intent of espousing the girl and
adding, “O Wazir, indeed jealousy moveth me to this for she is
my cousin.”’ The V/azir accepted the present and sent an answer,
saying, "Be of good cheer and of eyes cool and clear, for I wilt
do all that thou wishest.” Pr^ently, the bride's father wrote to
the Prince, bidding him to his capital, that he might go in to his
daughter; whereupon the King his fa^er gave him leave to wend
his way ^thcr, sending with him the bribed Wazir and a thou'
sand horse, besides presents and litters, tents and pavilions. The
Mhiister set out with the Prince, plotting the while in his heart
to do him a mischief; and when they came into the desert, he
called to mind a certain spring of running water in the mountains
there, calkd Al-Za^,* whereof whosoever drank from a man
became a woman. So he called a halt of the troops near the
fountain and presently mounting steed again, said to the Prince,
“Hast thou a mind to go with me and look upon a spring of
water near hand?" The Prince mounted, knowing not what
should befal him in the future," and they rode on, unattended by

* In the Book of SitiHibnJ thi* U the "Story of tht Prince who went out to hunt icid

the iirjwsgem which the Wnjrir prncMwt (m Bm.'* ^

* i have naiecE that hlt ^ affwot isi an Afah if hii &r^E cauvn imitv orj mvc him-
•df wiebtnit fcrmiil kave,

*i.f. the fiawery, the iplenJiili an epithsi of Fatitnali, iht daushrer of the Apcatlc
"iht bright bloODlifllJ.” Fititnih i* an oW Atah Tiame of good rmen, "the wearer;" in
(j hDvmea F’ott&nrah ^an ificrsiiiciitiriTCw wtanw ), and ao Atfifniui,

Khadljah and Nifitah on the bmVi* of the Nile are bafbiriied ta Aminunah, Khadddgah

and Xafh'iiah. ^ l ■ ■

*iV, hii oDEiiing iniif''ttunt, the j^tsk beit|{ etphcasiiwc.

TOL. VI.

146

Ai*f Latlah wa Laylar.

an>% and without stopping dll they came to the spring. The
Prince being thirsty said to the Waair, ‘* *0 Mmistcr, I am suffering
from drouth," and the other answered, '^Get thee down and drink
of this spring!'' So he alighted and w'ashed his hands and
drank, when ^old. he straightw-ay became a woman. As soon
as he knew what had befallen him, he cried out and wept till he
fainted aw'ay, and the Waair came up to him as if to learn what
had befallen him and cried, “Wliat aileth thee?" So he told
him what had happiencd, and the Minister feigned to condole with
him and weep for his affliction, saying, “Allah Almighty be thy
refuge in thine affliction! How came this calamity upon thee
and this great misfortune tx> betide thee, we carrying thee
with joy and gladness, that thou mightiest go in to the King's
daughter? Verily, now 1 know not whether we shall go to her or
not; but the rede' is thine. What dost thou command me CD
cloi?” Quoth the Prince, "Go back to my sire and tell him what
hath bedded me, for I will not sdr hence till this matter be
removed from me or I die in my regret" So he wrote a letter to
his father, telling him what had happened, and the Waiir took it
and set out on his return to the city, leaving what troops he had
with the Prince and mwardly eiulting for the success of his plot.
As soon as he reached the King's capital, he went in to him and,
telling him what hud passed, delivered the letter. The King
mourned for his son with sore mourning and sent for the wise
men and masters of esoteric science, that they might discover and
explain to him this thing which had befallen his son, but none
could give him an answer. Then the Waair wrote to the lady's
cousin, conveying to him the glad ne^rs of the Prince's misfortune,
and he when he read the letter rejoiced with great joy and thought
to marry the Princess and answered the Minister sending Sm
rich presents and great store of treasure and thanking him ex¬
ceedingly. Meanwliile, the Prince abode b>’ the stream three
days and three nights, eating not nor drinking and committing
himself, in his strait, unto Allah (extolled and exalted be He!)
who disappointeth not whoso relieth on him. On the fourth
night, b! there came to him a. cavalier on a bright'bay steed’

* AmTt. ** in ft nif-tni ’^privatejiajtgnurAt** a.ad panic.; i* a

Rqlionaljit The Hainan ScWl ii caiUJ "‘Aihib jJ-Rijf" became h allowj mare liEwrty
of ihon tJic qchef ihftc arihocIcMC,

*iTic an^cU in riilc fncbildi-

The Enchawte£) Spiung.

147

with a crown on His head, as he were of the sons of the Kingi^,
and said to him, “Who Wiight thee hither, O youth?" The
Prince told hjm his mishap, how he was wending bis wedding,
and how the Waiir had Jed him to a spring whereof he drank
and incuired what had occurred; and as he spoke his speech was
broken by tears. Having heard him the horseman pided his case
and said, "It was thy father's Waiir who cast thee into this
strait, for no man alive save he Imoweth of this spring;” pre-
sendy adding, “Mount thee behind me and come with me to my
dwelling, for thou art my guest this night.” “Acquaint me who
thou art ere I fare with thee," quoth the Prince; and quoth the
other, “I am a King's son of the Jann, as thou a King's son
of mankin d; so be of good cheCT and keep thine eyes clear of
tear, for 1 will surely do away thy cark and cure; and this is a
slight thing unto me,** So the Prince mounted him behind the
stranger, and they rode on. Leaving the troops, from the first of
the day till midnight, when the King’s son of the Jinn ashed the
Prince, "Knowest thou how many days' march we have covered
in this time?" "Not 1.” "We have come a full year's pum^*
for a dihgent horseman,*' The Prince mar\'elled at this and said,
"How shall I do to return to my people?" "That is not thine
affair, but my business. As soon as thou art quit of thy com*
plaint, thou shalt return to thy people in Ic^ than the twinkling
of an eye; for that is an easy matter to me,* When the Prince
heard wese words he was ready to fly for excess of joy: it
seemed to him as he were in the imbroglio of a dream and He
exchumed, “Glory be to Him who can restore the unhappy to

happineffil"-And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and

cea^ saj-ing her pennitted say.

ISfjen it teas the Jfihe Srunbrcb anh eigljip-thiili

She said, It bath reached me, O auspicious King, chat the Prince
of the Jinn said to the Prince of mankind, “When thou art quit ot
thy complaint, thou shalt return to thy folk in less than the
twHii^g of an eye " and the King’s son rejoiced. They fared
on all that night till the morning moirowed when bl they i'tnmd
themselves in a green and smiling country, full of trees spircing
and birds quiring and ga^ fruit'growing and palaces high-
showily and waters a'flowing and odoriferous Bowers a'blowing.

Alj> Laylah wa Latlah.

148

Here the King^s son of the Jiim abated from his steed and,
bidding the Prince do the like, took him by the hand and carried
him into one of the palaces, where be found a great King and
puissant Sultan; and abode with him all that day eating and
drinking, till nightfall. Then the King’s son of the Jinn mounted
his courser and taking the Prince up behind him, fared on swifdy
^ough the murks and glooms until morning, when lo, they
found themselves in a dark land and a desert, lull of bbek rocks
and stones, as it were a piece of Hell; and the Prince asked the
Jinni, “What is the name of this land?" Answered the other,
“It is called the Black Country, and bdongs to one of the Kings
of the Jinn, by name Zu'l Janahayn, against whom none of the
other i^gs may prevail, neither may any enter his dominions
save by his permit: so tarry thou here, whilst ! go ask Wye," So
saying, he went away and, rcnirning after awhile, they fared on
again, till they landed at a spring of water welling forth of a black
rock, and the King’s son of the Jinn said to the King’s son of
men, ‘^Alight!" He dismounted and the other cried, “Drink of
this waterl" So he drank of the spring without stay or dday;
and, no sooner had he done $0 than, by grace of Allah, he became
a man as before. At this be joyed with exceeding joy and asked
the Jinni, “O my brother, how is this spring called?” Answered
the other, “It is called the Women's Spring, for that no woman
drinketh thereof but she becometb a man: wherefore do thou
praise Allah the Most High and thank Him for thy restoration and
mount.” So the Prince prostrated himself in gratitude to the
Almighty, after which he mounted agam and they fared on diL-
gently all that day, till they returned to the Jinnfs home, where
the Prince passed the night in all solace of Ufe. They spent the
next day in eating and drinking ciU nightfall, when the King's son
of the Jinn asked the Prince, “Hast thou a mind to return to thy
people this very night?” “Yes," he answered; “for indeed 1
long for them.” TTien the Jinni called one of hb father’s slaves,
Rajii' hight, and Said to him, “Take this young man mounted on
thy shoulders, and let not the day dawn ere he be with his father'
in-law and his w’ife.” Replied the slave, “Hearkening and obedi¬
ence, and with love and gladness, and upon my hsid and eyes!"
then, withdrawing awhile, re^a^ppeared in the form of an Ifrit.

■ In tlje Brn( Edit. ''Zi}ir" CxU, m).

The Enchanted Sfrino.

149

When the Prince saw this^ he lost bis senses for affright, but the
jinni said to “Fklt not; no hann shall befal Mount

thy horse and leap lum on to the Ifrit’s shoulders,"
answered he, “I will leave my horse with thee and bestride his
shoulders myself/' So he bestrode the Ifrit'a shoulders and,
when the Jinni cried, "Close thine eyes, O my lord, and be not a
craven!" he strengthened his heart and shut his eyes. Thereupon
the Ifrit rose with hYm into the air and ceased not to ffy between
sky and earth, whilst the Prince was unconscious, nor the
last third of the night come before he alighted down with him
on the terrace-roof of his fatherin'Iaw’s palace,^ "^en said the
Ifrit, "Dismount and open thine eyes; fOT this is the palace
of thy father-in-law and his daughter," So he came down
and the Ifrit flew away and left him on the roof of Ae palace.
When the day broke and the Pnnee recovered froin his troubles,
he descended into the palace and as his father-in-law caught
sight of him. he came to meet him and marvelled to him
descend from the roof of the palace, saying, "We see toJk en^
by the doors; but thou comest from the skies. Quoth the
Prince, "Whatso Allah (may He be ertoiled and exaltecf!) wiU^
that oometh to pass." And he told him all that had befallen him,
from first to last, whereat the King marveUed ^d reimeed in
his safety; and, as soon as die sun rose, bade his Warir make
ready splendid briderfeasts. So did he and they held the marriage
festival: after which the Prince went in unto his bride and abode
with her two months, then departed with her for his father’s capi¬
tal. As for the danisel's cousin, he died forthright of envy and
jealousy. When the Prince and his bride drew near hi's fathCTs
dty, the King came out to meet them with his troops and Wazirs.
and so Allah (blessed and exalted be ^!) enabled the: Prace to
prevail against his bride s cousin and his lather s Mi n ister, ^ And I
pray the Alitughty'* {added the dBJCisel) to &id thee agiunst thy
Warirs, O King, and I beseech thee to do me justice on thy son!"

When the King heard this, he bade put his son to death,-And

Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and (^ased to say her per-'
mitted say.

it teas tfje Jfibe ^nhcelJ anh Cig^tp-Courtti

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when Ae
favourite had told her tale to the King she said* "I beseech thee

150

Alf Lavlak wa Iayjjvh.

to do me justice by cuttmg tiiy son co death." Now this was the
tourth day, so the fourth Wazjr entered and, kissing die ground
bciore him, said, “Allah stablish and protect the King! O
King, be detiberace in doing th^ thou art resolved upon, for the
wise man doth naught till he hath conddeined the issue theteof,
and the pro\'erb saith, 'Whoso iooketh not to his actions' end,
hath not the world co I rlend; and whoso acteth without considers"
tion, there befalleth him what befel the Hammam'keeper with his
wife.’" “And what betided him?” ajsked the King. And the
Wasir answered, "1 have heard teli, O King, a tate of the

WmnV’s Sou und the Hdwimtim'Kcepcr s

There was once a bath-keeper, to whom resorted the notables of
the folk and head men, and one day there came in to Iiim a hand'
some youth of the sons of Wamrs who was fat and bulkj' of body.
So he stood to serve him and when the young man put off his
clothes" he saw not his yard, for that it was hidden between his
thighs,^ by reason of the excess of his fat, and there appear^
thereof but what was like unto a filbert.* At this the batb-keqjer
fell a-lamenting and smiting hand upon hand, which when the
youth saw, he said to him, "What ails thee, O bath-keeper, to
lament thus?" And he answered, saying, ''O my lord, my tamcn'
tacion is for thee, because thou art in sore straits, for all thy fair
fortune and goodLness and exceeding comeliness, seeing thou h aftt
naught wherewidial to do and receive delight, like unto other
men.’ Quoth the youth, “Thou sayst sooth, but thou inmde ; ^ me
of somewhat I had forgotten.” “What is ^at?" asked the bath''
keeper, and the youth answered, 'Take this gold piece and fetch
me a pretty woman, that I may prove my nature on her.” So he
took the money and betaking hiinself to his w’ife, said to her, ”0

* Thii the 1 Sem ant! tfic MeirhiErti** Wift" of the HEtpp{ide» {chdpt. L) utLiw-
femd to a3I the PnJLnt tcthou tif India. It h the Swry the BatlUccE^ wli*
dactod hi* Vnit: to itic Soaj (vf th-e King of Kaciuj m Ehc Book of ^ndlb^d.

■The pacjiif Caliph Al^fuktaJi fci Amii ’ilalt +67^AJ>. 107S) iru to

fnrbtci men enccfibij the hathi of Baylulid without drawers
■Thii pemlianty it oot nncoanmon amun^t the to^Ued Aji^an nM Serninc racct^
#ltS!c to iJic Afiioan It u all but unknown. Women highly imic t oan^Dmuitkai which
(a« tic pralimre dtKfibcd it} h ilwars '^athEf In hit belly or its mine."*

The Wazib's Son and the Keepers Wife. lyt

woman, there is a;mc to me in the bath a young man of the sons
of die Wazirs, as he were the moon on the fullest night; but he
hath no piickte like other men, for that which he hath is but some
jiinall matter like unto a filbert. I lamented over his youth and he
ga%'e me this dinar and asked me to fetch him a woman on whom
he might approve himself. Now thou art worthier of the money
than another, and from this no ham shall betide us, for I w'ill pro^
tect thee. So do tliou sic with him aw^hile and laugh at him and
take this dinar from him." So the good w'ife took the dinar and
rising, adorned herself and donned the richest of her raiment.
Now' she was the fairest woman of her time. Then she went out
with her husband and he carried her in to the Wa^ir's son in a
privy place. When she came in to him, she looked at him and
Ending him a handsome youth, fair of favour as he were the moon
at full, was confounded at his beauty and loveliness^ and on like
wise his heart and wit were amazed at the first sight of her and
the sweetness of her smile. So he rose forthright and locking
the door, took the damsel in his arms and pressed her to Im
bosom and they embraced, whereupon the young man's s^ard
swelled and rose on end, as it w'ere that of a jackass, and he
rode upon her breast and futtered her, whilst she sofabed and
sighed and writhed and WTiggled under him. Now the bath'
keeper was standing behind the door, awaititig what should
betide between them, and he began to call her saying, "O Umm
Abdillah, enough! Come out, for the day is long umm thy
sucking child." Quoth the youth, "Go ferth to my boy and
come back:" but quoth she, 'Tf I go forth from thee, ray soul
will depart my bocy; as regards the child, so I must either leave
him to die of weeping or let him be reared an orphan, without a
mother," So she ceased not to abide w*ith him till he had done
his desire of her ten times running, wlide her husband stood at
the door, calling her and ciying out and weeping and impbring
succour. But none cunc to aid him and he ceased not to do
thus, saying, "1 will slay mysell!"; till at last, finding no way
of access to his wife, and being distraught with rage and jealousy,
to hear her sighing and murmuring and breathing hard under the
young man. he went up to the top of the hath and, casting him¬
self down therefrom, died, "Moreover, O King” (continued the
Wazir), "there hath reached me another storj' of the malice of
women." “What is that?" asked the King, and the Wazir
said, "Know, O King, that it is anent

Alw Laylah wa Laylah.

The Wife e Device lo ChcM her Hushand/’

There was once a woman who had no equaj in her day for
beauty and lo\'elmess and grace and perfection; and a cert^
lewd you^ and an obscene setting eyes on her, fell in love with
her and Io\'ed her with exceeding passion, but she was dmee and
inclined not to adultery* It chanced one day that her husband
went on a jouniey to a certain town, whereupon the young man
feU to sending to her many times a day; but she made him no reply*
At last, he resorted to an old woman, who dwelt hard by, ^d
after saucing her he sat down and complained to her of his suffer^
ings for love of the woman and his longing to enjoy her* Quo^
she, **I will warrant thee this; no harm shall bcfal thee, for I will
surely bring thee to thy desire, Insballah,—an it pl ea s e Allah the
Most High!’' At these words he gave her a dinar and went his
way. When the morning morrowed she appeared before the
woman and, renewing an old acquaintance with her, fell to vi«t'
ing her daily, eating the undertime with her and the evening
meal and carrying away food for her children, Morrover, she
used to sport and jest with her, till the wife became Axarupted'
and could not endure an hour without her enmpany. Now she
was wont, when she left the lady’s house, to cake bread and fat
wherewith she mixed a little pepp^ and to feed a bitch, chat was
in that quarter; and thus she did day by day, till the bitch
became fond of her and followed her wherev'er she went. One
day she cook a cake of dough and, putting therein an overdose
of pepper, gave it to the bitch to eat, w'hereupon the beast’s eyes
b^an CO shed tears, for the heat of the pepper, and she followed
the old woman, weeping. When the lady saw this she was
amazed and asked the andent, *'0 my mother, what ails this
bitch to weepr' Answered she, “Learn, O my heart's love, that
hers is a strange story. Know that she was once a dose friend of
mine, a lovely and accomplished young lady, a model of comf

^ I htrft *re perfecthr aware of the her womw wimipt wntois

Etiuch m«F thui men da. The ijJe J* iKe "St«T of the Libmiiie HiiBhnnd'" in thr
of Slndihid; h!cntied with the "Stoiarcf the Gahttween ind iKc Birch” la the Back of
Siniilbai !t ti rclaitti in thc^DiiCTpEn* CWciEt^of fAJ>. the fibHiu

of Ld vittl/t Maiilt /j fgunt the Gesta (thfitcnth century) ond ih*

**Ctiiim£ig Siddhikui'^m die

The Wife's Dea^cb to Cheat hee Husband. 153

line&s and perfect gmcc. A yG^lng Natarene of the quarter feQ
in love with her and his passion and pinine increased on bim,
til! .he took to hu pillow, and he sent to her times manifold,
begging her to have compassion on him and show him mercy,
but she refuKd, albeit I gave her good counsel, saying, “O my
daughter^ have pity on hm and be kind and consent to all he
wisheth.' She gave no heed to my advice, until, the young
man’s patience failing him , he complained at last to one of his
friends, who cast an enchantment on her and changed her human
^pe into canine form. When she saw what cransformaticn had
befallen her and that there v;as none to pity her case save myself,
she came to my bouse and began to fawn on me and buss my
hands and feet and whine and shed tears, till 1 recognised her
and said to her, 'How often did I not warn thee?; but my

advice profited thee naught,' "-^And Shahracad perceived the

dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say.

Slifcrt ft hiaj( Jfihe l^unhrcb aith (Cisttfp'hfth

She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the old
trot related to the young lady the tale of the bitch and recounted
the case in her cunning and deceit, with the view to gain her
consent and said to her, "'When the enchanted beast came to me
and wept I reminded her, 'How often did I not warn thee?; but
my advice profited thee naught,' However, O my daughter, seeing
her misery, I had compassion on her case and kept her by me;
and as often as she bethinketh herself of her fomuer estate, she
weepeth thus, in pity for herself.” When the lady heard this, she
was taken with great alarm and said, "O my mother, by Allah,
thou afflightest me with this thy story." “Why so?" asked the old
woman. Answered the bdy, “Because a certain handsome young
man fell in love with me and hath sent many times to me, but
hitherto I have repeUed him; and now I fear lest there befa] pie
the bke of what bcfel this bitch." “O my daughter " rejoined the
old woman, "look thou to what I counsel thee and beware of
crossing me, for 1 am in gr^t fear for thee. If thou know not
his abiding'place, describe his sembbnee to me, that I may fetch
him to ihec, and let not any one’s heart be angered against
thee.” So ^e lady described him to her, and she showed not to
know him and said, “When 1 go out, I will ask aiter hun,” But

Axf Latiak wa Laylah,

when she left the lad^, she went straight to the young man and
said to hitn, “Be of go^ cheer, for 1 have played with the girl's
witsj ao to'morrow at noon wait thou at the head of the street,
dU I come and cany thee to her house, where thou shalt take
thine case with her the rese of the day and all night long,” At
this the young man rejoiced with exceeding joy and giaye her two
dinars, saying, '‘When 1 have won my wish of her, I will give thee
ten gold pieces,” Tlren she returned to the hdy and said to her,
“1 have seen him and spoken with him on this matter. 1 found
him exceeding wroth with thee and minded to do thee a hann,
but 1 plied him with fair words till he agreed to come to-morrow
at the time of the call to noon-prayer," When the lady heard
this ^e rejoiced exceedingly and said, “O my mother, if he keep
his promise, 1 will give thoe ten dinars." Quoth the dd woman,
"Look to his coming from none but from me," When the next
mom morrowed she said to the lady, "Make ready the early meal
and forget not the wine and adorn thyself and don thy richest
dress and decoradon, whilst I go and fetch him to thee." So she
dad herself in her finest finery and prepared food, whilst the old
woman went out to look for the young man, who came not. So
she went around searching for him, but could come by no news of
him, and she said to herself, "What is to be done? Shall the
food and drink she hath gotten ready be w’asted and I lose the
gold pieces she promised me? Indeed, 1 will not allow my cunning
contrivance to come to naught, but will look her out another man
and carry him to her." So she walked about the highways till
her eyes fell on a pretty fellow, young and distinguished-looking,
to whom the folk bowed and who bore in bis face the traces of
travel. She went up to him and saluting him, asked, "Hast thou
a mind to meat and drink and a girl adorned and ready?"
Answered he, "Where is this to be had?" “At home, in my
house," rejoined she and carrying him to bis own house, knocked
at the door. The lady opened to them and ran in again, to make
an end of her dressing and perfuming; whilst the wicked old
woman brought the man, who was the husband and house-master,
into the saloon and made him sit down congratulating herself on
her cunning contrivance. Presently in walked the lady, who no
sooner set eyes on her husband sitting by the old trot than she
knew him and guessed how the case stood: nevertheless, she w-asi
not taken aback and without stay or delay bethought her of a
device to hoodwink him. So she pulled her outer boot and

Tke Wife's Device to Cheat her Husband. 155

cried ac tier husband, "Is this bow thou keepest the contract
between us? Hitw canst thou betray me and deal thus with me?
Know that, wheo I heard of thy coming, I sent this old woman
to try thee and she hath made thee fall into that against which I
warned thee; so now 1 am certilied of thine afair and that thou
hast broken faith with me. I thought thee chaste and pure till I
saw thee, with my own eyes, in this old woman's company and
knew that thou didst frequent loose baggages." So saying, she
fell to beating him with her slipper about the head, and crying
out, "Divorce me I Divorce me!'’; whilst he excused himself and
swore to her, by Allah the Most High, that he bad never in his
life been untrue to her nor had done aught of that whereof die
suspected him. But she stinted not to weep and scream and bash
him, crying out and saying, “Come to ray help, O Moslems!";
dll he laid hold of her mouth with his band and she bit it.
Moreover, he humbled himself to ber and kissed her hands and
feet, whilst she would not be appeased and continued to cuff
him. At last, she winked at the old woman to come and hold
her hand from him. So she came up to her and kissed her hands
and feet, till she made peace between them and they sat down
together; whereupon the husband began to kiss her hands, saying,
“Allah Almighty requite thee with all good, for that thou hast
delivered me from her!" And the old woman mar\Tdled at the
wife’s cunning and ready wit. "This, then, O King" (said the
Waair) "is one of many instances of the craft and milice and
perfidy of women." When the King heard this story, he was

persuaded by it and turned from his purpose to slay his son;-

And Shahra^d perceived the dawn of day and ceased to say her
permitted say.

lihen it tt?? jFiue ^nhreli anh eEg:h({''E^dcth

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the
fourth Wazir had told his tale, the King turned tiom his purpe^
CO slay his son; but, on the fifth day, the damsel came in to him
bending a bow] of poison in hand, railin g on Heaven for help and
buffeting her cheeks and face, and said to him, “O King, either
thou shalt do me justice and avenge me on thy son, or I wiU
drink up this poison'cup and die, and the sin of my blood shall
be on tby head at the Day of Dtxim. These thy Ministers accuse

156

Alp Laylah wa Laylah.

me oi and pcrildy, but therfi be ntine in the world more

perJidious than men. Hast thou not heard the story of the
Goldsmith and the Cashmere* singitig'girl?" “What befel the
twain, O damad?" asked the King; and she answered, say'
ing, “There hath come to ray knowledge, O august King, a
tak of the

GoUnnith dtid tlie Gishmcre Singing-Gid.

Th£re lived once, in a dty of Persia a gddsmith who delighted
in women and in drinking wine. One day, being in the bouse of
one of his intimates, he saw painted on the wall the 6gure of a
lutanist, a beautiful damsel, beholder never beheld a fairer or a
more pleasant. He looked at the picture again and again,
marveling at its beauty, and fell so desperately in bvc with it,
that he sickened for passion and came near to die. It chanced
that one of his friends came to visit him and sitting down by his
side, adted how he and what ailed him, whereto the gold^ith
answered, “O my brother, that which ails me is love, and it befd
on this wise, I saw a figure of a woman painted on the house*
vrall of my brother such an one and became enamoured of itJ”
Hereupon the other fell to blaming him and said, ‘This was of
thy lack of wit; how couldst thou fall in love with a painted
figure on a wall, that can neither harm nor profit, that seech not
neither heareth, that neither t^eth nor wi^oldcth," Said die
side man, “He who painted yonder picture never could have
limned it save after the likeness of some beautiful woman.’’
“Haply,” rejoined his friend, “he painted it from imagination.”
“In any case," replied the goldsmith, “here am I dying for love
of the picture, and if there Uve the original thereof in the world,
I pray Allah Most High to protect my life till 1 see her.” When
those who were present went out, they asked for the painter of the

*^ The Kaatimir pwptcp men tromcn^ hatve a rtery ht^d nnne m t il n, tie

fcifmex ibe tzeodkerj and the Wter fesy imthii&tity^ A dlitii:^ Hys^

If fofle be icam h food in d»n h ne'er let tbm kt* come acaryc:

Flm SandJ, Kcoiid Jatr uid

The wofnat fjdr tkw and bomlHimf rrieurs hut, likr nU In zmtCp

Bcniiitii, Sindla, Afgluiif, bo$ami fall after the child nJid htcoiac Hke

udden, Thli ii ftoe thif ciu wiEh Hiudilf womenj iUjimci^ ^Mai-ithihi etc.

Ta£ Goldsmith and the Sincinis^irl, 157

picture and^ findmg that he had travelled to another town, wrote
him a letter, complaining of their comrade's case and enquiring
whether he had drawn the of his own inventive talents or
copied it From a living nnxlu; to which he replied, painted it
after a certain smging'girl belonging to one of the Wazim in
the city of Cashmere in the land of Hind." When the goldsmith
heard this, he left Persia for Cashmere'city, where he arrived after
much travail. He tarried awhik there till one day he went and
clapped up an acquaintance with a certain of the citizens who was
a dru^ist, a fdlow of a sharp wit, keen, crafty; and, being one
even'tide in company with him, asked him of their King and his
polity; to which the other answered, saying, "Well, our King is
just ^d righti(£}us in his governance, equi^le to his lieges and
benefic^t to his commons and abhorreth nothing in the world
save sorcerers; but, whenever a sorcerer or sorceress falls into his
hands, he casteth them into a pit without the city and there leaveth
them in hunger to die." Then he questioned him of the King s
Wazirs, and the druggist told him of each Minister, his fashion
and condition, till the talk came round to the singing'girl and he
told him, **She belongcth to such a Wazir," Tlie goldsmith took
note of the Minister's abiding place and waited some days, till he
had devised a device to his desire; and one night of rain and
thunder and stormy winds, he provided hinisdf with thieves*
tackle and repaired to the house of the Wazir who owned the
damsel. Here he hanged a rope-ladder with giappling'irons to
the battkmencs and climbed up to the tcrrace-roof of the palace.
Thence he descended to the inner court and, making his way into
the Harim, found all the slave-girls lying asleep, each on her own
couch; and amongst them reclining on a couch of alabaster and
covered w'ith a coverlet of cloth of gold a damsel, as she w'ere the
moon rising on a fourteenth night. At her head stood a candle
of ambergris, and at her feet another, each in a cancDestick of
glittering gold, her brilliancy dimming them both: and under her
pillow lay a casket of silver, w’hertin were her jewels. He raised
the coverlet and drawing near her, considered her straitly, and
behold, it was the lutanist whom he desired and of whom he was
come in quest. So he took out a knife and wounded her in the
hack parts, a palpable outer wound, whereupon she awoke in
terror; but, wh^ she saw him, she was afraid to cry out, thin^g
he came to steal her goods. So she said to him, *‘Take the box
and what is therein, but slay me not, for ! am in thy protecrion

Alf Laviah wa L^ylab,

and under thy safe-cuard^ and my death wfll profit thee nothing,*'

Accordingly, he took the box and went away.-And Shahr^d

perceived the dawn of day and c ea s e d saying her pertmited
say,

iShtn tt uafi die ifthe Ihunhreh anh Ctgditp'ficlirnth

She said. It hath reached me, O auspiaous King, that when
the goldsmith had entered the Waair's palace he wounded
damsel slightly in the back parts and, taking the boa which
contained her jewels, wended his way. And when morning
morrewed he donned clothes after the fashion of men of teaming
and doctors of the law and, taking the jewd'case went in there¬
with to the King of die city, before whom he kissed the ground
and said to him, "O King, 1 am a devout man; withal a byal
wdl-wUhcr to thee and come hither a pilgrim Co thy coun from
the land of Khorasan, attracted by the report of thy just govern¬
ance and righteous dealing with thy subjects and minded to be
under thy standard. I reached this city at the last of the day
and finding the gate locked and barred, threw me down to sleep
without the walb; but, as I lay betwdst sleep and wake, behold, 1
saw four women come up; one riding on a broomstick, another
on a wine-jar, a third on an oven-peel and a fourth on a black
bitch,* and I knew that they were witches making for thy city.
One of them came up to me and kicked me with her foot and
beat me with a ffjx^s tail she had in her hand, hurting me
grievously, whereat 1 was wroth and smote her with a knife ! had
with me, wounding her in the back parts, as she turned to flee
from me. When soe fdt the wound, she fled before me and in
her flight let drop this casket, which I picked up and opening,
found these costly jeweb therein. So do thou take it, for 1 have
no need thereof, being a wanderer in the mountains,* who hath
^ected the world from my heart and nenemneed it and ail that is
in it, seeking only the face of Allah the Most High." Then he
set the casket before the King and fared fonh. The King opened
the box and emptying out aU the trinkets it contained, fell to

^ thcae wor4ia ^ mppe^cd tQ hiflcmour.

vehitki HE^cat nJcrimioji from European wjtcbeiir. la tht Bfcsl. Edit. (i».
3CH) one of the rides i. "MlltFiMJih" tsr brooni.

A rtfkjE ^h£i aiftuds

The Goldsmith and the SinginS'Giiu..

159

turning them over with hts hand, till he chanced upon a necklace
whereof he had made gift to the Watir to whijm the girl belonged.
Seeing this, he called the Minister in question and said to him,
’This is the necklace 1 gave thee?” He knew it at lirst sight
and answered, "It is: and 1 gave it to a singing girl of mine,'‘
Quoth the King, "Fetch that girl to me forthwith.” So he fetched
her to him, ana he said, "Uncover her back parts and see if there
be a wound therein or no.” The Wazir according!/ bared her
backside and hnding a knife'wound there, said, ”Yes, O my lord,
there is a wound," Then said the King, "This is the witch of
whom the devotee told me, and there can be no doubt of it,” and
bade cast her into the witches* well. So they carried her thither
ii. once. As soon as it was night and the goldsmith knew that
his plot had succeeded, he repaired to the pit, taking with him a
purse of a thousand dinars, and, entering into converse with the
warder, sat talking with him till a third part of the night was
passed, when he broached the matter to bun, saying, "Know, O
my brother, that this girl is innocent of that they lay to her charge
and that it was I brought this calmnity upon her." Then he told
him the whole story, first and last, ad^ig, ’Take, O my brother,
this purse of a thousand dinars and give me the damsel, that I
may carry her to my own land, for these gold pieces will profit
thee more than keeping her in prison; moreover Allah will requite
thee for us, and we too will both offer up prayers for thy pittsper-
ity and safety.” When the warder heard this stor>> he mar%'eU»J
with exceeding marv-el at that device and its success; then taking
the money, he delivered the girl to the goldsmith, conditioning
that he should not abide one hour with her in the dty. Thereupon
the goldsmith took the girl and fared on with her, without ceasing,
till he reached his own coimtry and so he won his w'ish. "S«,
then, O King” (said the damsel), "the malice of men and their
w'iles. Now thy Watirs hinder diee from doing me iustice on
thy son; but tOKmorrovv we shall stand, both thou and 1, before
the Just Judge, and He shall do me justice on thee, O King.”
When the King heard this, he commanded to put his son to
death; but the fifth Waxir came in to him and kissing the ground
before him, said, "O mighty King, delay and hasten not to slay
thy son: speed will oftentimes repentance breed; and f fear for
thee lest thou repent, even as did the man who never laughed for
the rest of his days.*’ "And how was that, O Waiir?” a^ed the
King. Quoth he, “I have heard tdl, O King, this calc concaning

Alf Latiam wa Layiam,

160

The Man wlio nfutfr Laugh tfd during the Rest
0 / hi5 Dayj.

Tber£ was 0 QC£ a man "who was ridi in lands and houses and
monies and goodsi eunuchs and slaves, and he died and went to
the mercy of Allah the Most High; leaving a young son, who,
when he grew up, gave hitpself to f e a sting and carousing and
hearing music and singing and the loud laughter of parasites;
and he wasted his subSance in. gifts and prodigahty tm he had

squandered all the mcMiey his father left him,-And Shahraaad

perceived the dawn of day and ceased to say her permitted say.

Klhcn ii \m& tfje Jf iiia Ibunhrch anh ^isbh

She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young
man, when he had squandered all the money his fatlrer left
him and naught thereof remained to him, betook himself to selling
his slaves and handmaids, lands and houses and spent the proceeds
on like wise, till he was reduced to beggary and must needs labour
for his living. He abode thus a year’s space, at the end of whi^
time he was sitting one day under a ■w-all, awaiting who should hire
him when behold, there came up to iiim an old man of com^
aspect and apparel and saluted him. The young man asked, **0
uncle, hast thou known me aforetime?" and the other answered,
“Not so, O my son, ! know thee not at all, at all; but J ^
trace of gentle breeding on thee dapite thy present case." "O
unck,” rejoined the poor man, “needs must Fate and Fortune be
accomplished; but, O uncle, O bright of hire, hast thou any OC'
casion wherein thou wouldst employ me?" Said the other, "I
wish, O my son, to employ thee in a slight matter." “What is
it?" quoth the young man, and quoth the stranger, “We are
elev'en old men in one house, but we have none to servfe us; so
an thou wilt stay and take service with us, thou shalt luve food
and clothing to thy heart's content, besides what cometh ta thee
of coin and other good; and haply Allah will restore thee thy
fortune by our means." Replied the ^uth, "Hearkening and
obedience!" "But I have a condition to impose on thee." “What '
is that?" "O my son, it is that thou keep our secret in what thou

The Mak who nevee Laughed. i6i

seest u£ do, and tf thou see us weep, that thcu question us not of
the cause of our weeping.'* "it is wel^ O imdef' "Come with
me, O my son, wdth the blessing of Allah Almighty." So he
followed him to the bath, where the old man caused his

body of the crusted dirt, after which he sent one to fetch a Iiand'
some garmmt of linen and clad him therein. Then he carried
him to liis company which was in his domicile and the youth
found a house lofty and spacious and strongly builded, wherein
were sitting'chambers facing one another: arid saloons, in each
one a fountam of water, with the birds warbling over it, and
windows on every side, giving upon a fair garden within the
house. The old man brought him into one of parlours, which
was variegated with many-coloured marbles, the ceiHng thereof
being decorated with ultramarine and glowing gold; and the floor
bespread with silken carpets. Here he found ten Shaykhs in
mourning apparel, seated one opposite other, weeping and wailing.
He marvelled at their case and puiposed to ask the reason, when
he remembered the condition and held his peace. Then he who
had brought him delivered to him a chest containing thirty thou¬
sand dinars and said to him, “O my son, spend fri^y from this
chest what is fitting for our entertainment and thine own; and be
thou faithful and remember that wherewith 1 charged thee/’ "I
hear and I obey," answered he and seiv'ed them days and nights,
til! one of them died, whereupon his fellows washed him and
shrouded him and buried liim in a garden behind the house,' nor
did death cease to take them, one S^ter other, till there rerdtained
but the Shaykh who had hired the youth for service. Then the
two men, old and young, dw'clt together in chat bouse alone for
years and years, nor was there with them a third save Allali the
Most High, till the elder fell sick; and when the younger despaired
of his life, he went up to him and condoling with him, said, "O
nuncie mine, I have waited upon you twelve years and have not
failed of my duties a single hour, but have been byal and faithful
to you and served you with my might and main." "Yes, O my
son," answered the old man, "thou hast served us well undl aU my
comrades are gone to the mercy of Allah fto whom belong honour
and gloryf) and needs must I die also." "O my lord," said the
other, *‘thou art in danger of death and I would fain have thee

*■ ''Gwtecnied snound" ii bipintf unknann to Mulcau.

VOL, VI

1^2, Ali Laylak wa Laylah.

acquaint me with tke cause of your weeping and wailing of
your iinr^tmg mourning and limeatadon and regrets. O my
son,*’ answered the old man, '''it concerns thrc not to know this,
so impciitune me not of what 1 may not do: tor I have vowed to
Almighty Allah that 1 would acquaint none of His cneatures with
this, lest he be afflicted with what beid me and my comrades. If,
then, thou desire to be delivered from that into which we fell,
thou open not yonder drxjr, ^ and pointed to a certain part
house; “but, if thou have a mind to suffler what we have suffered,
then open it and thou shalt learn the cause of that thou hast seen
us do; and whenas thou know^t it, thou ahalt repent wlpt tii^
repentance will a^ail thee not."'—^—And Shahrazad perceived the
dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say.

lahcn fl teas t&e dffftc ©uit&reti anh CiK()lP'T*init>

She said, It hath reached me, O auspiaous King, that the sur'
viving Shiiykh of the ten said to the ycutli^ Beware how thou
open yonder door or thou shalt r^ent what time repencioce will
avail thee not-" Then his sickness grew on him and he acaw
pushed his term and departed life to the presence of his Lord;
and the young man washed him with his own hands shrouded
bim and buried him by the side of his comrades; after which he
abode alone in the place and took possession of whatsoe\’er was
therein. Withal he was uneasy and troubled concemii^ the care
of the old men, dll, one day, as he sat pondering the words of his
de ad master and his injunction not to open the door, he suddenly
bethought biiTLself to go and took for it. So he rose up ^d
repaired tathe part whither the dead man liad pointed and sought
tffl, in a dark unfre^ented comer, he found a little door, over
which the spider bad spun her webs and w’hich was fastened wim
four padlocks of steel. Seeing this he recalled the old man a
warning and restrained himself and went away; and he held aloof
from it seven days, whilst all the time his heart prompted him to
open it. On the eighth day his curiosity got the better of him and
he said, ‘‘Come what will, needs must 1 open the door and sre
what will happen to me therefrom. Nothing can avert what is
fated and fore'Ordained of Allah the Most High; nor doth aught

tTliii ineidtnt ogcnn In ihe “TWr^ Knlinilsf’f Talt** S«e wl- i. t57j wid ante 14
p. 141.

The Ma>' who kever Laughed, 163

befai but by His will/* * So Eaying, he rose and broke the padlocks
and opening the door saw a narrow passage, which he toUowed
for some three hours when lo! he came out on the shore of a vast
ocean’ and fared on along the beach, marvelling at this main,
whereof he had no knowledge and turning right and left. Fres'
ently, a great eagle swooped down upon him from the lift and seis'
ing him in its talons, ilew away with him betwixt heaven and earth,
till it came to an island in the midst of the sea, where it cast him
down and flew away. The youth was dazed and knew' not whither
he should wend, but after a few da^re as he sat pondering his case,
he caught sight of the sails of a ship in the middlemost of the main,
as it were a star in the sky; and bis heart dave to it, $0 haply
his deliverance might be therein. He continued gazing at the
ship, until it drew nigh, when he saw that it was a foyst budded
all of ivory and ebony, inlaid w'ich glistening gold made fast by
nads of steel, w'ith oars of sandal and lign^oes. In it were ten
damsds, high-bosomed maids, as they were moorB? and when
they saw him, they came ashore to him and kissed his hands, say¬
ing, “Thou art the King, the Bridegroom I" Then there accost^
him a young lady, as she were the sun shining in sky serene
baring in hand a silken napkin, wherein were a royal robe and a
crown of gold set with all manner rubies and pearls. She threw
the robe over him and set the crown upon his head, after which
the damsels bore him on their arms to the foyst, where he fotmd
all kinds of silken carpets and hangings of various colours. Then
they spread the sails and stretchod out into mid-ocean. Quoth the
young man, ^Indeed, when they put to sea with me, meseemed it
was a dream and I knew not whither they were "wending with
me. Presently, we drew near to land, and 1 saw the shore full of
troops none knoweth thdr number save Allah (extolled and
e^calted be He?) and all were magnificently armyed and dad in
complete steel. As soon as the vessel had made fast to the land,
they brought me five marked® horses of noble breeds, housed and

* The Mac. Edit, hai

* iVtf. marked with tKc Waun or tdbd to sbfiw rhcir btond^ The mitject flf WaLkci

u nUeswve an'i bigiitt iftEcrcrdng^ for many of thcjic bmnJi date doubtltia froan prehi^
tone Pi®ci. For Ijiatance, some of the grrus ApmlbIi aarren {mst tribe) uie a cirelct^ th*
itudiJ erf Uicr flinar (an ±\yi^AcZTtT}f. wbidi thu3 ahowi ehc eye frcmi wliick it wjw rorawti
I hav*? some apedntenf of Waam. ui The of Midian (i, 320) where, « amimgai
the Bailawin, Tmitw kmiip of mjsac* are pre^imJ lung after ibe dcMtlt Aod

buriaJ of Giriitiaeuir-

Alp Laylaii wa Latlah.

164

saddled with gold, inlaid with all manner pearls and high-prio^
besel scones. 1 chose out one of them and mounted it, whilst they
led the four others before me. Then they raised the banners and
the standards over my head, whilst the troops ranged themselves
right and left, and we set our, with drums beatmg and cymbals
darling, and rode on; whilst 1 debated in myself wheth^ I were
in sleep or on w'ake; and we never ceased faring, 1 b^eving not in
that my estate, but taking all this for the imbroglio of a dream,
rill we drew near to the green mead, full of palac^ and gardens
and trees and streams and blooms and birds chanting the praises
of Allah the One, the Victorious. Hereupon, behold, an army
sdlied out from amid the palaces and gardens, as it were the
torrent when it poureth down,* and the h^t overflowed the mead.
These troops halted at a little distance from me and presently
there rode rortk from amongst them a King, preceded by some of
his chief officers on foot.” W^hen he came up to the young man
(saith the tale-teller) he dismounted also, and the two salut^ each
other after the goodliest fashion. Then said the King, * Gome
with U5, for thou art my gi^t ” So they took horse again ^d
rode on stiirup touching stirrup in great and stately procession,
conversing as they went, rill they came to the royal palace, where

they alighted together.-^And Shahmad perceived the dawn of

day and ceased to say her permitted say.

IBljm (t teas tfic JFihe J&ttnhreh anh Ninetieth

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the two rode
together in stately procession till they entered the palace, when the
King taking the young man by the hand, led him into a domed
room followed by hu? suite, and making him sit down on a throne
of gold, seated h^sedf beside him. Then he unbound the swathe
from his lower face; and behold, the King was a young lady, like
the splendid sun shining in the sheeny sl^, perfect in brauty and
loveliness, brilliancy and grace, arrogance* and all perfection. The
youth looked upon this singular blessing and embodied boon and

^ f j. fivim tfi^ The *^!i*vr* iS 1 feature in ,4rflh« Id Sflurhem

where eitinT ciffitcn hiVe l&if their hj Irrir^ lO ftw'fm it.

^ Arjb> "^"tTib ** i iiic ifi tfia Spaniih ^ti«c -fif tc/^ ind

The Man who nev'er Laughed. 165

was lost m wonder at ber ckanns and comeliness and seemlihe^
and at the splendour and aiiluence he saw about hiin» when she said
"Know^ O King» that 1 am the Queen of this land and that all the
troops thou hast seen, whether horse or foot, are womeiv there is
no man amongst them; for in this our state the tnen delve and sow
and ear and occupy themselves with the tillage of the eaith and
the building of towns and ocher mechanical crafts ami tisclul artSi
whilst fhp women govern and hU the great offices of state and bear
arms," At this the youth marvelled with exceeding marvel and,
as they were in discourse, behold, in came the Wanr who wm
a tail gray'haired old woman of venerable semblance and majestic
aspect, and it was told him that this was the Minismr. Quoth the
Queen to her, '“'Bring us the Kazi and witnesKS, So she w’^t
out to do this, and the Queen, turning to him, conversed wdth turn
in friendly ta<hto n, and enforced herself to reassure his awe of her
and do away his shame with speech blander than the zephyr,
saying, “Art thou content to be to me baron and I to thee feme?”
Thereupon he arose and would have k i ss e d ground between her
hands, out she forbade him and he replied, sa^dng, O my lady, I
am the 1*^^ of thy slaves who serve thee," “Seest thou ^ these
servants and soldiers and riches and hoards and treasures? asked
she, and he answered, *^Yes!'' Quoth she, “All these are at thy
commandment to dispose of them and gK'e and bestow as Beem«h
good to thee." Tlien she poin ted to a closed door and said,
“All these things are at thy disposal, save yonder door; that
shalt thou not open, and if thou open it thou shalt repent when
repentance will avail thee naught, So bewarel and again I say,
bew^l” Hardly liad she m^e an end of speaking when the
Waziress entered followed by the Kazi and witness^, all old
women, with their hair streaming over their shoulders and of
reverend and majestic presence; and the Queen bade them
draw up the contract of marriage between herself and the young
man. Accordingly, they performed the marriage'Ceremony and
the Quie^ ma^ a great bride'feast, to which she bade all the
troops; and after they had eaten and drunken, he \^t in unto
his bride and found her a maid virginal. So he did aw-ay her
hymen and abode with her seven years in all joyance and
and delight of life, tdl, one day of die days, he bethought himsdf
of the forbidden door and said in himself, “Except there were
therein treasures greater and grander than any 1 have seen, she
had not forbidden me therefrom." So he rose and opened the

i66

Alf Laylah wa Layxah.

door, wh^ bt behind rt was the very bird which had brought
Hitn from the sea'shore Co the island, and it said to him, “No
welcome to a face that sha.1l never pro 3 perJ“ When he saw it
and heard what it he Hcd from it; but it followed him and
seizing him in its cabns, Rew' with him an hour's |oumey betwixt
heaven and earth, till it set him dowti in the place whence it had
fee carried him oft and Rew away. When he came id his senses,
he remembered his late estate, great, grand and glorious, and the
troops which rode before him and tus lordly rule and all the
honour and fair fortune he had lost and feU to weeping and
wailing.^ Jde abode two months on the sea'shore, where the
bird hM set him down, hoping yet to return to his wife, tiU, as
he sat one night wakeful, tnouming and musing, behold, he heard
one speaking, albeit he saw no one, and saying, “How great were
the delights! Alas, far from thee is the return of that which Is
past!" When he heard this, he redoubled in his regrets and
despaired of recovering his wife and his fair estate chat was; sa
he returned, weary and broken'hearted, to the house where he had
dwelt with the old men. and knew that they had fared even as he
and that this w^as the cause of their shedding tears and lamenting
their lot; wherefore he ever after held them excused. Then, being
overcome with chagrin and concern, he took to his chamber and
gave himself up to mourning and lamentation; and he ceased not
crying and complaining and left eating and drinking and pleasant
scents and merriment; nor did he laugh once oR the day of his
death, when they buried him beside the Shaykhs. “See, then, O
King," continued the Waair “what cometh of precipitance: verily,
it is unpraise worthy and bequeatheth repentance; and in this 1
give thee true advice and byal counsel." When the King heard

this story, he turned from slaying his son;-And Shahrasad

perceived the dawn of day and cca^ saying her permitted say,

Hhm ft tpod the dTibe anb ilinetpofireit iU^i.

She said. It hath reached me, O auspidous King, that when the
King heard this story he turned from slaying his son: but, on the
sixth day, the favourite came in to him bending a naked knife in
hand, and said to him, “Know, O my brd, that except thou

1 In thii Pfy ut eye.

Kiug's Soy ANJ> ms Mekchast's Wipb. 167

hearken to my complaint and protect thy right and thine honour
against these thy Ministers, who are banded together against me,
to do me wrong, 1 will kill mysdi with this knife, and my blood
will ^tify against thee on the Day of Doom. Indeed, they pre* *
tend that women are full of tricks and malice and p^dy; and
they design th^ndiy to defeat me of my due and hinder the
Xing from doing me justice; but, behold, I will prove to thee
that men are more perfidious than women by the story of a
King among the Kings and how he gained access to the wife
of a certain merchant/' "And what passed between them?'^
asked the King, and she answered, "1 have heard tdl, O august
King, a tale of

The King's Son mid the Merclunt's Wife,

A CERTAIN merchant, who was addicted to jealousy, had a wife
that was a model of beauty and Icn'diness; and of the excess of
his fear and jealousy of her, he would not abide with her in any
town, but built her a pavilion without the city, apart from all other
buildings, And be raised its height and stren^ened its doors and
provided chm with curious locks; and when he had occasion to go
into the dty, he locked the doors and hung the keys about h^
neck/ One day, when the merchant was abroad, the King's son
of that city came forth, to take bis pleasure and solace in the open
country without the walls, and seeing the solitary pavilion, stood
still to examine it for a long while. At last he caught sight of a
channiog lady looking and leaning out of one of the windows/ and
being smitten with amazement at her grace and channs, cast about
for a means of getting to her, but could find none. So he called up
one of his pages, who brought him mk-case* and paper and wrote
her a letter, setting forth his condition for love of her. Then he set

^ Htc-tdlert niwa^i hirp ti^n th?t ihcmc, rKa ninmng prcctudcni ukfn hj

miiilonij Kftii rheir uiccr conifuucm by md In ludi its Weal

r^ttiArks^ **Ct <tue femmt vmt l>jcu v-cut*'^

* At faviHtnEts An iwtipalSnn rn Onentd laruli at in Sofutltem Europe uiil
where the Qtrnitu or muntry viUm heuae bt thillE hy the ruEui-flijie ptEAAc ihe milEfiru

*The link-c»c wnuld ccmuiin the pcriA; fiertce cnUeil In Tndja KkEAmiiin ■ reed
bm, I have An!vised tnvctleK tft pfcjfrr the tirti«?le Iirjw to the Perel«n p

wlitck IB of wfidd «rr pepicr-mlch^p preliily varniihaip but not Ip vifcar k in the walve-bcHt.
si thli ii ■ tii^n of b^g m foibc, i. ?5 j J

Alt Latlah wa Latuji.

i6g

it tm ttc pfle^point of an arrow and shot it at the pavilion^ and it
fell in the garden, where the lady was then walking with her
maidens, said to one of the girls, “Hasten and bring me yon
Imer," for she could read writing;* * and, whai she had read it and
understood what he said in it of love and passion, yearning and
longing, she wrote him a merciful reply, to the effect that she was
smitten with a yet deroer desire for him; and then threw the letter
down to him from one of the windows of the pavilion. When he
saw her, he picked up the reply and after reading it, came under
the window and said to her, “Let me down a thread, that 1 may
send thee this ke>’; which do thou take and keep by thee." So
she let down a thread and he tied the key to it.® llien he went
away and repairing to one of his father's Wasirs, complained to
him of his passion for the lady and chat he could not live without
her; and the Minister said, '*And how dost thou bid me contrive?"
Quoth the Prince, “1 would have thee set me in a chest’ and com'
mit it to the merchant, feigning to him that it is thine and desiring
him to keep it for thee in his country'house some days, that 1 may
have my will of her; then do thou demand it ba^ from him."
The Wazir answered, “With bve and gladness,” So the Prince
returned to his palace and the padlock, the key whereof he
had given the lady, on a chest he had b>' him, entered therein.
Then the Waair locked it upon him and setting it on a mule,
carried it to the pavilion of the merchant, who, seeing the Minister,
came forth to hi.m and kissed his hands, saying, “Bel^e our lord the
Waair hath some need or business which we may have the pleasure
and honour of accomplishing for him?” Quo^ die Minister, “I
would have thee set this chest in the safest and best place within
thy house and keep it riU I seek it of Ehec." So the merchant
made the porters carry it inside and set it down in one of his store'
closets, after which he went out on busine^. As soon as he was

* The vulgar Eaitcm ifJM « thnt wtimffl ttr kn^tig cnoti^h without Jontiof to
ftid iKd wtrcc : jtnd e.i all cventf they thMiJii aoi be f^uigbc anydupfi bfly&nd re-JuUrm the
Kdruip or lume dcarir-writcen Kwk, The control viith ruidCTn Eufupc it gicxt; i:re3itcr
■till in AffglA^^tnctiea Out 4ml gTutsn Ehe new wet* which propose *^biiiTics"
and '^buexuKlA'^ imi “womc^i robed with the tun/'

*■ tn ihc Bfcal. Etht the Printer liel 9 key fs> MC<Q^d mow and ibtwti it inifi Uic pavilion.

*The hu oficji borrt pUyied with uiaeo^ bj jmsoeipE t hoar

of othert. The rtubnett with which the Wi«dr cntcri into the Hhemc i* Ehancterutic
of DrientiJ Krvibey t ui hoasa. hkdein khtnthl ■£ leul pul in a remafiatranu.

Pack who Feicneu to Know the Speech op Birds, 169

gone, hts wife arose and went up to the chest and unlocked it with
key the lCiiig*s son had given her, whereupon there came torth
a jrauth like the moon. When she saw him, she donned her richest
raiment and carried him to her sitting'SaloDn, where they abode
se^en days, eating and drinking and making mory; and as often
as her husband came home, she put the Prince back into the chest
and locked it upon him. One' day the King asked for his son and
the Wazir hurried off to the merchant's place of business and

sought of him the chest.-And Shahrazad perceived the datwi

of asy and ceased to say he? permitted say.

iZUftn it tnatf the JFiht liutthreh anb ^incip^atomb

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when
the Waeir reached the merchant s counting'house he asked {<x the
box. The man accordingly repaired in haste to his pavilion, emv
trary to his custom and roocked at die door. When his wife was
ware of him, she burned the Prince back into the chest, but, in her
confusion, forgot to lock it The merchant bade the porters take
it up and carry it to his house in the town. So they took up the
box by the lid, whereupon it flew open and In! the Prince was
lying within. When the merchant saw him and knew him for the
King's son, he went out to the Wazir and said to him, **Go m,
thou, and take the King’s son; for none of us may lay hands on
him.” So the Minister went in and taking the Prince, went away
with him. As soon as they' were gone, the merchant put away
wife and swotz that he would never marry ag^. "And,” con¬
tinued the damsel, "1 have heard tell, also, O King, a of

The Page luho feigned 10 Know the Speech
of Birds. ^

A CERTAIN man of rank once entered the slave>markct and saw
a page Eieing cried for sale: so he bought him and carrying him
home, said to his wife, ‘Take good care of him.” The lad abode

^ This irory ippcArl hut I hive nof fErund it ciJ? to tnicc- Tn Boolt pf

Sindib^'* It Im sppzrcndy rvprcscticcd by n tomuui, 1 n the Squlrc"i TiUe Ojuicct
Cuu^e^s fini; EiuibleA ihr wrMT to Lindcratsiid ti-Cft icErdy to m

ddc* the ilare^hoy Ln the t^JCL

170

Alf Laylah wa Lavlah.

there for a while till, one day, the man said to hi$ wife, ‘‘Go forth
tomorrow to the garden and cake thy solace cherein and amuse
thyself and enjoy thyself," And she replied, “With fove and glad'
ness!” Now when the page heard thi^ he made ready in secret
meat and drink and fruits and desert, and sallied forth with them
privily that night to the garden, where he laid the meat under one
tree, the wine under another and the fruit and conserves under a
third, in the way his mistress must pass. When morning mor'
rowed the husband bade him accompany the lady to that garden
carrying with him all the provisions required for the day; so she
took horse and riding thiciier with him, dismounted and entered.
Presendy, as they were walking about, a crow croaked,' and the
page said, “Thou sayst sooth;" whereupon his mistress asked
him, “Dost thou know what the crow said?"; and he answered,
“Yes, O my lady, he said, Under yonder tree is meat; go and eat
itSo she said, "1 see thou really dost understand them;” then
she went up to the tree and, Ending a dish of meat ready dressed,
was assured that the youth told the truth and marvelled with ex>
ceeding marvel. They ate of the meat and walked about awbde,
taking their pleasure in the garden, till the crow croaked a second
time, and the page again replied, “Thou sayst sooth." “What
said he?” quoth the lady, and quoth the page, “O my lady, he
saith that under such a tree are a gugglet of water flavoured with
musk and a pitcher of old wine," So she went up with him to the
tree and, Ending the wine and water there, redoubled in wonder¬
ment and the page was magnified in her eyes. They sat down and
drank, then arose and walked in another part of the garden. Pre-
eently the crow croaked again and the page said, “Thou sa^^stsooth."
Said the lady, “What saith he now?" and the page replied, “He
saith that under yonder tree are fruits, foesh and dried," So they
went thither and found all as he said and sat down and ate. l^en
they walked about again till the crow croaked a fourth time,
whereupon the page took up a stone and threw it at him. Quoth
she, “What said he, that thou shouldst stone him?" “O my
bdy,” answered he, “he said what I cannot tell thee," “Say on,'*

*The mw U an IH-drnencd feird In AMaloA mhA m Ensifm ChnAemiomH "Thu mw
of cunod Kfu ind fw\ odoor/' fsyt the Bode of ECaUlah aiui Dtmua (fi. 4+), Thu Hmdtio
m eu oaly tiroroctof^ 4Tid In thii matter they follow mit mih ihu Gucln% [ miy nm
thar tbe ward bdoogB to the dayt befere ^'Aryui'* nnd tpocuh h$d paittd; wo

fijid It in Hcbfc Orchi Ghuiib; tit, Comiij Engl. Cnn^ etc.

Page who Feicnei} to Know the Speech of 171

rejoined she; ^'and be not abashed in my pTesena*^ for there ^
naught between me and thee." But he cea^ not to ^y, “NOt"
and she to press him to speak, tili at last she conjured hm to tell
her, and he answered, ‘The oxiw said to me, '’Do with thy lady
even as doth her husband/ " When she heard his words she
latched till she fell backward and said, 'This is a light matter*
and 1 may not gainsay thee therein/' ^ saying, she went up to
a tree and, spreading the carpet under it, lay down, and called to
him to come and do her need, when, lo! her husband, w'ho had
foUow'cd thpin unaware and saw this, called out to the page,
saying, "Hark)'e, boy! What ails thy mistress to be there, w'eep*
ing?” Answered the page, "O my lord, she fell off the tree and
was killed;^ and none but Allah (be He extolled and exalted!)
restored her to thee. Wherefore sne lay down awhile to recover
herself by rest/' When the lady saw her husband standing by her
head, she rose and made a show of weakness and pain, saying,
"O my back! O my sides! Come to my help, O my friends! I
s^h =* ll never survive mis/' 60 her husband was deceived and said
to the page, "Fetch thy mistress's horse and set her thereon.”
Then he carried her home, the boy holding one stirrup and theman
the other and saying, "Allah vouchsafe thee ease and recovery!”
'These then, O King,^' (said the damsd) “are some instances of
the craft of men and their perfidy; wherwore let not thy Waairs
turn thee from succouring me and doing me justice/' Then she
wept, and when the King saw' her weeping (for she was (he dear-
est to him of all his slave'giHs) he once more commanded to put
his son to death; but the sixth Minister entered and kissing ground
before him, said* “May the Almighty advance the King! Verily
1 am a loyal counsellor to thee, in that 1 counsel thee to deal

deliberately in the matter of thy son;”-^And Shahrazad per'

cetved the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say,

(ESljtn it toasr tfjt iFibt ^utibreb rnili i^inctp>-tt)(rti

She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the sixth
Waair said, “O King, deal deliberately in the matter of thy son;
for folsehot^ is as smoke and fact is built on base which sh^ not
be broken; yea, and the light of sooth dlspcUeth the night of

I In thr Hibernian icaifl or bdnji "Idit/

173

Al? Laylah wa Lavj^.

untruth. Know that the pciidy of women is great, even is saith
AUah the Most High in His Holy Boot, * *Verily, the malice
you is great/^ And indeed a tale hath reached me that a certain
woman befooled the Chj'efs of the State on such wise as never did
any before her," Asked the King, “And how was that?'* .And
the Waar answered, "1 have heard tell a tale, O King, as f^lowa
concerning

The Lfldv and her Five Suitors. *

•#

A WOMAN of the daughters of the merchants was married to a man
who was a great traveller. It chanced once that he set out for a
far country and was absent so long that his wife, for pure ennui,
fell in love with a handsome young man of the sons of the mcr^
chants, and they loved each other with esc^ding bve. One day,
the youth quailed with another man, who It^ged a complaint
against him with the Chief of Police, and he cast him into prison.
When the news ramg to the merchant's wife his mistress, she well'

^Quotetl Lri Nijlii tilxxidi.; tild by Kjtfir of IiHr (PoripbarJ mUta Vw wife {RiU or
Zuiaykhs-) Joieph witb dtcompiinig fier cbordly And hr stw theit the ytantb'^i:

ftfnnent wu whale m hunt md rent In rWr {Koftin, chupc. sh.)

*ThiB witty tttlcj cjid'iHg tomcwhiit here, hu o^cr-wAnekred dfcic wtidtL Firrt

wc find if ni the K.Kthi (S. S.) where the mciry wifr of Vitimchi* dLirobes W

vciitim, A ratirtS ly prieit, ■ commAnFlo' of the :^ArLJ jmii the piinfe*! tutfir^ und-cr pEci of
the hAth And ilBwj them nwiy in bodkcti whTiih aiJHgest FnlUtniF* ^‘buck-bniket:^ 111
Sfdkrs” *'inL|jAi] Fairy Td!r&'^ the filr idfe nf xn ibKnt Rirreltani pIaja »imulMr
noEAbk pir»ik upan the Kotwil, the Waiclr, the Kn£ ind the King; ST\d vk\n tP ihk ti
the of TeiDBl Rfiirriklftnnn, the MAtlrati Tyl who by

meAm of ■ lidy uve» hi» life froro ihe RajAh mrl the l^i^h PH«t- Mr. G. H. Demuit
(pp, 317-360 of die ^HndlAn AnliniMiTr'* of 1173) rebtc] the *Tidc nf the TfwthfKwte,^
m pf DinAfiffur, whemn * woman "‘(eUi"' her fo«r ichiiirers. In the FerddnTalW

AKribed x& the Dnw'iih [Mukhn?) of Iifahan^ thrUdy Aniyi tnekt iiid cjcpciaei

A KaH, a doctor md r ^OTtmor. Bnccaccio tTipi- 1> hts the itary of t lady wfto ihut up
hit ^dUnt in m thw with her Iii 4 »hmncl*j Aafl-edtifl j lad e jimlL^Lr lade Ox, I) pf Rlnucdo
And Alexander with the wrpK of Scfinjiitdce rnifakh^d)li Renee a Lyde.:itc A.D*
1430) deriTcd the plot ftf hii mcftkal tale of '*Thff l_ady Frio«» and herT^rK SiEert”;
which wu modEfied irt the NcEhcrlmndSAh verglon hy the introductio-T of the Iji>ng Wappef,
a Kternidv Bobin GcxMlTeUuw, FoJSowed in HfigUih thcmctricAJ tile of 'TTic Wri^fht'*
Chaatr Wife,'^ by Atkin of Cobham ^oJited by Mf- FumiTaU frcEDa a MS. of dre^

1466) where tike TioEimt ire i lord, a atewjud and a priKwr. Sec iU4> 'The MAwer-Maid*^
in Dr. (iww Sit Gee^r^l "PbputAr TaIci ffrwn Ehe Nnrjfr" Mr. Oatistan, who

ipvef thoe iletilk mm fully^ men dans a umllir Scottith SEury cemeernTO^ a Idiciviaua
monk Jind the dujte wife of a imllTr.

Tub Lady and her Fiv'e SurroRS,

173

nigh lost her wits; then she arose and donning her richest dothes
repaired to the house of the Chief of Police. She saluted him
and presented a written petition to this purport, "He thou hast
dapped in jail is my brother, such and such, who id\ out with
fiui^ an one; and those vrho testified against him bore false
witness. He hath been wrongfully imprisoned, and ! have none
other to come in to me nor to provide for my support; the^ore
1 beseech thee of thy grace to rdease him." Whm the magistrate
had read the paper, he cast his eyes on her and fell in love with
her forthright; so he said to her, "Go into the house, till I bring
bim before me; then 1 will send for thee and thou shalt ralcc him/'
"O my lord," replied she, "I have none to protect me save Al'
mighty Allahl: 1 am a stranger and may not enter any man's
ab^e." Quoth the Wah. "1 will not Irt him go, except thou
come to my home and I take my will of thee " Rejoined she^
"D' it must be so, thou must needs come to my lodging and sit
and sleep the siesta and rest the whole day there/' "‘And where
is ^y abode?" asked he; and she answered, “In such a place,''
and appointed him for such a time. Then she went out from him,
leaviog his heart taken with love of her, and she repaired to the
Karf of the city, to whom she said, “O our lord the Kaiil" He
exclaimed, “Yes!" and she continued, "Look into ray case, and
thy reward be with Allah the Most High!" Qtioth he, “Who
ha tti WTOTigcd thee?" and quoth she, "O ray lord, I have a brother
and I have none but that one, and it is on his account that I come
to thee; because the Wall hadi imprisoned him for a criminal and
men have borne false witness against him that he is a wrong-doen
and I beseech thee to intercede for him with the Chief of Poli^/'
“When the i Ca^i looked on her, he fell in love with her forthright
and said to her, “foter the house and rest awhile with my hand-
maids whilst T send to the Wali to release thy brother. If I knew
the money-fine which is upon him, T ivould pay it out of ray own
purse, so I may have ray desire of thee, for thou pleasest me with
thy sweet speech." Quoth she, *‘lf thou, O my lord, do thus, we
must not blarae others.'* Quoth he, "An thou wilt not come in,
wend thy ways." Then said she, “An thou wilt have it so, O our
lord, it will be prfvier and better in ray place than in thrae, for
here are slave-girls and eunuchs and goersdn and coracrs'out, and
indeed I am a woman who wotteth naught of this fashion: but
need compellcth/' Asked the Kad, “And where is thy bouse?";
and she answered, “In such a place," and appointed him for the

Alf Laylaii wa Laylak.

$ainc (ky and time as the Chief of Police. Then she went out
from him to the Wazir, to whom she preferred her petition lor the
release from prison of her brother who absolutdjr necessary
to her: but he also required her of hersell,, saying, “5u£er me to
have my will of thee and 1 will set thy brother free. Quoth she,
“An thou wdt have it so, be it in my house, for there it will be
privier both for me and for thee. It is not far (hstant and thou
^west that which behoveth us women of cleanliness and adorn-
mentAsked he, "Where h thy house?" ‘'In such a place,
answered she and appointed him for the same time as t^ two
o^ers. Then she went out from him to the King of the and
told him her story and sought of him her brother's lekasc. "Who
imprisoned him?" enquir^ he; and she replied, “Twas thy
Chief of Police." WTien the King heard her speech, it transpierced
his heart with the arrows of love and he bade her enter the palace
with him, that he might send to the Kaii and release her brother.
Quoth she, "O King, this thing is easy to thee, whether I will or
nilh ^d if the King will india^d have this of me, it is of my good
fortune; but, if he come to my house, he will do me the more
honour by setting step therein, even as saith the poet,

‘O ro>' friendj. hive yc seen Of have yc hianl * Of his visit whose virtues I
hold so ■*

Quoth the King, "We will not cross thee in this." So she
appiintcd him for tlie same time as the three others, and told
him where her house was.-^-—And Shahratad perceived the dawn
of day and ceased to say her permitted say.

CQIjrn ft tuas Hje Jfihe Jj^unhceli anh J^inctp'fourih

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the woman
tdd the King where her house was and appointed him for the
same time as the Wall, the Kaai and the W^aiir. Then she left
him and betaking herself to a man which was a carpenter, said to
him, "I would l^ve thee make me a cabinet with four comparc-
ments one above other, each with its door for loddng up. Let
me know thy hire and I will give it thee." Replied he.
price will be four dinars; but. O noble lady and w^-pratected. if
thou wilt vouchsafe me thy favours, 1 wtU ask nothing of thee.

The Lauv aud her Five Suftorr.

Rejoitied she, “An there be no hdp but that thou haw it so, th^
Tpak g thou five compartments with their padlocks;” and ^
appointed him to bring it exactly on the day required. M he,
“It is well; sit down, O my lady, and I will make it^ for th^
forthright, and after I will come to thee at my leisure." So ^e
sat down by him, whibt he fell to work on the cabinet, and when
he had made an end of it she chose to see it at mce carried home
and set up in the sicting'chamber* * Then she took four gowns
and carried them to the dyer, who dyed them each of a different
colotir; after which die applied herself to making ready meat and
drink; fruits, flowers and perfumes. Now when the appoint^
trysting day came, she donned her costliest dress and adorned
herself and scented herself, then spread the ritting'room with
%'aiious kinds of rich carpets and sat dowTi to awart who should
OTme. And behold, the Kazi was the lirst to appear, de'-’ancing
the rest, and when she saw him, she rose to her feet and kissed
the ground before him; then, taking him by the hand, mar^ him
sit down by her on the couch and lay with him and fell to jestmg
and toying with him. By and by, he would have her do hw
Ibut shiC ^ O iny lord^ doff tiiy cloctics ^nd turbiind
this yellow ca-ssock snid this whilst bring

thee meat and drtnki and after thou shalt win thy wdl' ™
sa>^g, ^he took his clothes and turband and dad him irt the
cassock and the kerchief; but hardly had die done^this^ when lol
there came a knocking at the door. Asked he»
rapping at the dexjr?"' and she answered, “My husband.
the Kazi, ‘"What is to be desne, and where sbali 1 goT Quoth
shtj “Fear nothings 1 hide thee in this cabinet:

“Do as seemeth good to thee.” So she took him by the hand
and pushing him into the lowest compartment^ locked the door
upon him. Then she went to the house-door, she found

the Wali; so she bussed ground before him and taking his hand
brought him into the saloon, where she made him sit down and
aaid to him, "‘O my lord, this house is thy housei this place is thy
place* and I am ihy handmaid: thou shalt pass all this day with

' When Fjralcm* down m a ilritiltng bout, which mean* to get J^rtk m s^tfijr

*nd rlcMinUv u «H»bTc, thc)f put ttnsea "f iiuH iii

chnhc* wpplikj hy the h«i. of ilw hHshtnir he nmy bnvc. rttico*nr rel w*^.
foJ of «>La.W So the Ittdy’i praecfdina wji rot Ijkriy to hreeJ mipiaMi *1-

thOD^ hef TiSKi were wmewhiK far.tJ»ric 4flJ like NtlM Julia, i tTCiiUBr.

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176

me; wherefore do thou doff thy clothes and don this ted gown,
for It is a sleeping gown." So she toot away his cbthcs and
maHi> him assume the red gown and set otv his head an old
patched rag she had by her; after which she sat by him on Ac
divan and she sported witli him while he toyed with her awl^e,
till he put out his hand to her. Whereupon she said to him, *‘0
our lord, this day is thy day and none shall share in it with thee;
but first, of thy favour and bene\'olcncc. write roe an order for my
brother's release from gaol that my heart may be at ease/*
Quoth he, "Hearkening and obedience: on my head and eyes be
itf"; and wrote a letter to his treasurer, saying, *''As soon as
tins communication shall reach thee, do thou set such an one free,
without stay or delay; neither answer the bearer a word" Then
be sealed it and she took it from him, after which she began
to toy again with him on the divan when, behold, some one
knodied at the door. He asked, “Who is that?" and she
answered, "My husband." *'What shall 1 do?” said he, and she,
"Enter this cabinet, till I send him away and return to chise." So
she dapped him into the second compartmefit from the bottom
and padlocked the door on him; and meanwhile the Kad heard
all they said Then she went to the house door and opened it,
whereupon lo! the Wacir entered. She bussed the ground before
him and received him with all honour and worship, saying, "O
my lord, thou exaltesr us by thy coming to our house; AUah never
deprive us 01 the tight of thy countenanoei" Then she seated
him on the divan and said to him, “O my lord, doff thy heavy
dress and turband and don these lighter vestments." So he put
off his dothes and turband and she dad him in a blue cassock and
a tall red bonnet, and said to him, "Erst thy garb was that of the
Warirate; so leave it to its own time and don this light gown,
•which is better fitted for carousing and making merry and sleep.”
Thereupon she began to play wito him and he with her, and he
would nave done his desire of her; but she put him off, saying,
"O my lord, this shall not fail us/' As they were talking there
came a knodting at the door, and the Wazir asked her, “Who is
that?'*: to which she answered, "My husband." Quoth he,
"What is to be done?" Quoth she, "Enter this cabinet, dll 1 get
rid of him and come back to tfue; and fear thou nothing/' So me
put him in the third compartment and locked the door on him,
after which she went out and opened the house-door when lo and

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177

behold' in came the King, M soon as she saw him die kiss^
ground before him, and taking him by the hand, led him mto cIm
saloon and seati^ him on the divan at the upper end. Then said
she to him, ‘^Verdy, O King, thou dost us high honoitf, and if we
brought thee to gift the world and all that therein is, it w*ould not
be worth a single one of thy steps us'wards.' ——And Shahrazad
perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say.

IShtn tt tnaii the ^ihe f&unhccl) anh ^inetp-fiflh

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the
King entered the lady’s house she said to him, ‘’Had we brought
thee to ^ft the world and all which is therein, it would not be
worth a singje one of thy steps us-wards." And when he had
taken his seat upon the divan she said, "Give me leave to speak
one word/' "Say what thou wHt," answered he, and she said,
*'0 my lord, take thine ease and doff thy dress and turband, ’
Now his clothes were worth a thousand dinars; and when he put
them off she dad him in a patched gown, worth at the very moa
ten dirhams, and fell to talking and jesting with him; all this
while the folk in the cabinet hearing that pas^, but

not daring to say a word. Presently, the King put his hand to
her neck and sought to do his desire of her; when she said,
"This thing shall not fail us, but I had 6rst promised myself to
entertain thee in this sitting'diamber, and 1 have that which shall
content thee/' Now as they were speaking, some one knocked at
the door and he asked her, "Who is that?" "My husband,
answered she. and he, "Make him m away of his ow-n good will,
or I will fare forth to him and send him away perforce. Replied
she, "Nay, O my lord, have patience till [ send him away by my
skilful contrivance/' “And I, how shall I do!” enquired the
King; whereupon she took him by die hand and making 1^
enter the fourm compartment of the cabinet, locked it upon him.
Then she went out and opened the housc'door when behold, the
carpenter entered and saluted her. Quoth ^e,^ What manner
of thing is tJ^s cabinet thou hast made me?” "What ailcth it,
O my lady?" asked he, and she answered, 'The top oompartment
is too strait.” REfoined be, "Not so; and she, thy^f

and see; it is not wide enough for thee," Quoth he, “It is wide
enough for four," and entered the fifth compartment, whereupon

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Alf L^rijui WA Laylah.

178

&he locked the door on him. Then she took the letter of the Chief
of Police and carried it to the treasurer who, having read and
understood it| kissed tt and delivered her lover to her. She told
him all she had done and he said, "And how shall we act now?"
She answered. *‘Wc will remove hence to another city, for after
this work there is no tarrying for us here." Sc the twain packed
up what goods they had and, loading them on camels, set out
forthright for another city. Meanwhile, the five abode each in his
compartment of the cabinet without eating or drinking three whole
days, during which time they hdd their water undi at last the
carpenter could retain bis no longer; so he staled on the King's
head, and the King uriried on the Warir's head, and the Warir
piddled on the Wall and the Wali pi^ed on the head of the Kasi;
whereupon the Judge cried out and said, "What nastiness^ is this?
Doth not what strait we are in suffice us, but you must make
water upon us?” The Chief of Police recognised the Kari s voice
and answered, saying aloud, “Allah increase thy reivard. O Kari!”
And when the Kaii heard him, he knew him for the Walk Then
the Clikf of Police lifted up his voice and said, *'What means this
nastiness?” and the Warir answ'ered, saying, "Allah increase thy
reward, O Wali I" whereupon he knew hfm to be the Minister,
Then the Wazir lifted up his voice and said, "What means this
nastiness?” But when the King heard and recognised his
Minister's voice, he held his peace and concealed his affiair.
Then said the Warir, “May &xl damn * rhia woman for her
dealing with us! She liath brought hither all the Chief Officers of
the state, except the King.” Quoth the King, “Hold your peace,
for I was the first to faU into the toils of this lewd strumpet."
Wliercat cried the carpenter, "And I. what have 1 done? I made
her a cabinet for four gold pieces, and when I came to seek my
hire, she cricked me into entering this compartment and locked
the door on me.'" And they to talking with one another,
diverting the King and doing away bis chagrin. Presently the

* Arab. mcnfiL&'g uivdiing tmclctiii ^hicb raqulTC* jiblutiwi puniT^ir-

Un^iTunurc^ mucus is not of the mtmb«rf to iht cominaD Moslctn it vi^ry in

iIk mattifT isf nose-

■Hcrc the w^rrd '1**^*n** El u«d which m«t Moftlemi ifximsa by wme faphemiini.
The Tulffiir ViJ* "Nfl’iiJ'* iSapri jinj^ S^fprifll Tsw Safri ^nJ the

RimioiL^ n '"1 semi him die ihiix Utters"^ tlmj lyn end niju

The Lady and her Five Surrofijs,

179

neighbours up to the bouse snd, seeing it deserted, said one
to other, “But yesterday our neighbour, the wife of such an one,
was in it; but now no sound is to be heard tbereiD nor is soul to
be seen. Let us break (^)en the doors and see bow the case
sranftg^ lest it come to the ears of the Wali or the King^^d we be
cast into prison and regret not doing this thing before,” So they
broke open the doors and entered the saloon, where diey saw
a large wooden cabinet and heard men within groaning for
hunger and thirst. Then said one of them, “Is there a jinni in
this cabinet?” and his fellow, “Let us heap fuel about it and bum
It with fire.” When the Kasi heard this, he bawled out to them,

“Do it not!“-And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and

ceased to say her pennitted say,

it bias tijc Jfihe S^unhreh anh

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the
neighbours proposed to heap fuel about the cabinet and to bum It
the Kazi bawled out to diem, “Do it not!" And they said
to one another, “Verily the jinn make believe to be mortals and
speak with men's voices," Thereupon the Kari repeated some'
what of the Sublime Koran and said to the ndghlxjura, “Draw
near to the cabinet wherdn we are " So they drew near, and be
said, “I am so and so the Kari, and ye are such an one ^d such
an one, and we are here: a company," Quoth the neighbours,
"Whfl brought here?” And he told them the whole case
from beginning to end. Then they fetched a carpenter, who
opened the five doors and let out Kasi, Was:r* W^, King and
carpenter in their queer disguises; and each, when he saw how the
others were accoutred, fell a-Iaughing at them. Now she had
taken away all their clothes: so every one of them sent to his
people for fresh clothes and put them on and went out, covering
himself therewith from the sight of the folk. "Consider, therefore,
O our lord the King" (said the Warir), “what a trick this woman
played off upon the folk! And 1 have heard tell also a tale of

Alf Laylah wa Layiah*

Tlic Tliree Wwh«.* or the who Lonjjed
to tfitf of Power,

A CERTAIN man had longed all his life to look upon the Night of
Power,* and one night it befel that he gazed at the sky and saw
the angeb, and Heaven's gates thrown oticn; and tic beheld all
things prostrating themselves before their Lord, each in its several
stead. ^ he said co his wife, “Harkye, such an one. verily Allah
hath shown me the Night of Power, and it hath been proclaimed
to me, from the invisible world, that three prayers will be granted
unto me; so I consult thee for counsel as to what shall I ask."
Quoth she, "O man, the perfection of man and his delight is in his
prickle; therefore do thou pray Allah to greaten thy yard ^d
magnify it," So he lifted up his hands to heaven and said, “O
Allah, greaten my yard and magnify it," Hardly had he spoken

* Ttw? EdlL k htre var fionciAt: better the llrwt. Etlit fiiilL 326>. Hm
the Eflitcrfl form of the Three Wtabci which slam fjrjtn the carhrtt agti end which
tu biu been to a, mijrterrif ^^bkde fuihiitii.*' Ir it the grwnt and

ntott bfLii,il Satire dK thit » wuman woukl prefer lui eddittonai ind) ^

penis w on-Tthin^ this wctkl or the ncKE can ftiTrr her. In chr ikKtk of^ndibad It is rhe
isory tif the Peft aad ReliflimiJ Mnn; Id* kiirriirtg the C/tent Nsuic; and <on5ul£ii3^
with hi* wife Stc lino La Fontdne^i 'Troii Souhaiis,*' PViart "'l.^dlt," md *'Lc* quafr*
SwJinin lie Saini-Martnn.”

■ Arab. Night cf Power Or of Divine Opirecs. It b "hrttef tliaa m

thiioKlikl monthl'^ ^ Kata.n xerd 5), hot unhjrppiLy the eitaet dme ij mrE known alEJuTOlfh
all agree thst it b oiie of tho last toi In Rirtiflatn. TIlc iaiur ^htn ftamed by Kilib ibn
Mumih, anccftor of ibmn rwo cefimnet hefore ALTsknn^ correiponfled with

Jidy-A-uiCLjaE and took ki tuime from w itileiwa beat. Rur the Prirpheu In the

lenih Hijtidi ycar^ mest iinwiicty forbade tTreanluI iittCTV*bti«H3 ( Koran la, 34>

amJ thus the lunar tncioTh wicnr tiaiirnd all the *cEiion*. On the \1ghr of Power the Karan
wes deywn from the Preterved Tablet by AUah^s thnoae^ lo tKc dm ur lintir HciTen
whence GebHcl hruuKht it far oppmoneti ftvelaitcm co the Apostle (Komn wvis.h AUo
durfnit thU nisht aIX Ditdrkfr Decreet fne the enviilmt yar tm lakett fnrm the Tabkt and
arc given eo ibe anych For cxeconon whilit, the itates of Heaven bdn^openf prayer (as m
the tCKtJ li Stine uf ttjcceirt, Thif mass of absmiUTy ha» cnficrulcTot a host of aoper^ritiiMii
evclTwhere vjirymg. Lane (Miad, EgTp*i damhei how Mime of the PaiEhfid

keep tasting m rtrp of salt water which ^uukl becatne sweci in ibe Nig^h: of Nighu. In
(Modernl ErulU not mW the ica tierofiiinsweety biiT all the vegetahkcrEiEioii Hown down
before AUsh^ The «cacc ttme h known ondy in Prophrta; but the piout ue Ehnough the
Mihc of R-imnian 27ih ^oor Zftth" Rflyins flfld ImnunfE incirnsc-pudEles. In StiTtihoJ
ihimii o^Ss:ial'ly h SitJ in be the N4fh* of Fowe?. So in mcdhcval Eunape on Oinatimia. Eva
die cattle wiotfiJupped G&:| fn tkaz itdl* and 1 have met points in bVjncc and Italy who
nmily kiEicved that tunate hciita an that night not oiitf ifTcak hut pritlicr the ctenu of
the Coming vear.

The Thuee Wishes.

iSi

when his tool became as big as a column and he could ndther
sit nor stand nor move about nor even stir from his stead; and
when he would have carnaJl/ known his wife, she fied before him
from place to place. So he said to her» “O accursed woman,
what is to be done? This ta thy list, by reason of thy lust.”
She replied, ”No, by Allah, 1 did not ask for this Irngth and
huge bulk, for wWch the gate of a street were too strait. Pray
Heaven to make it less." So he raised his eyes to Heaven and
said. "O A llah , rid me of this thing and deliver me therefrom."
And immediately his prickle disappeared altogether and he
became clean smooch. When his wife saw this, she said, *1 have
no occasion for thee, now thou are become pegles as a eunuch,
shaven and shorn;” and he answered her, saying, “All this comes
of thine ilhomened counsel and thine imbecile judgment. 1 had
rKw prayers accepted of Allah, wherewith 1 might have gotten
me my good, both in this world and in the nest, and now two
washes are gone in pure waste, by thy lewd will, and there
remainetb but one.” Quoth she, "Pray Allah the Most High to
restoreiheethy yardasit was." So he prayed to his Lord and his
prickle was restored to its first estate. Thus the man lost his three
wishes by the ill counsel and lack of wit in the W'oman; “And
this , O King” (said the Warit), "have 1 cold thee, that thou
raightest be certified of the thoughtlessness of women and their
inconsequence and silliness and see what oometh of hearkening
to their counsel. Wherefore be not persuaded by them to slay
thy son, thy heart's core, who shall cause thy remembrance
to survive thee." The King gave ear to his Klinister s words
and forbore to put his iion to death: but, on the seventh day,
the damsel came in. shrieking, and after lighting a great
in the King’s presence, made as she would cast herself therein;
whereupon they laid hands on her and brought her before him.
He asked her, “Wliy hast thou done this?"; and she answered,
“Except thou do me justice on thy son, I will cast myself mto
this very fire and accuse thee of this on the Day of Resurrection,
for 1 am aweary of my life, and before coming into thy presence
I wrote my last will and testament and ^ve alms of my goods
and rcsolv^ upon deith. And thou wilt repent with all repent'
ance, even as did the King of having pfunishied the pious wi>man
who kept the Hammam." Quoth the King, “How was drat?”
and quoth she, “I have heard tell, O King, this tale aanccrmng

AlF LATt^Oi WA Laylau.

i8i

Thtf Stolen J^ecltldce,

There was once a di^^’otect ^ redu$t;, a womn who had devotied
herseif to teligioiL Now she used to resort Co a certain King's

d ace,' whose dwellers were blessed by her presence and she was
d of them in high honour. One day she entered that palace
according to her custom and sat down beside the King's wife.
Ptesentiy the Queen gave her a necklace, worth a uousand
dinars, saying, "Keep this for me, O woman, whilst I go to the
Ham mam .” So she entered the bath, which was in the palace,
and the pious woman remaining in the place where the Queen
was and awaiting her mum laid the necklace cn the prayer'
carpet and stood up to pray. As she was thus engaged, there
came a magpie' which snatched up the necklace, wMle she went
out to obey a call of nature and carrying it off, hid it inside a
crevice in a comer of the palace-walls. When the Queen came
out of the bath, she sought the necklace of the recluse, who also
searched for it, hut found it not nor could light on any trace of
it: so she said to the King’s wife, “By Allah, O my daughter,
none hath been with me. When thou gavest me the necklace,
I laid it on the prayer-carpet, and I know not if one of the
scr\-ants saw it and took it without my heed, whilst I was engaged
in prayer. Almighty Allah only knoweth what is come of it!”
When the King heard what had happened, he bade his Queen
put the bath-woman to the question by 6re and grievous blows,

-And Shahrasad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying

her permitted say.

^ H«icc the ifiisfortunc befd htr? dac picMJ* * xvmd cempijrAl [tdocan

*TTiLi li our tate of M^td snd tiic Magpie the Mae. Fjfff, doa rwt iped5^ the

^Tiyr" (sny Mrd) b«i the BreaJ. Edit. Hat ■ Tw^- The mac Magpie (C

called Bitiarij (?) And Abii Mitsiih (»thc Sweeper, froni; it* laitl) la found

tjn the UbantiA a^ Ana-libimaxft [Utacxpiorcd Sfria li. 77 * 143 ), b^it [ cever saw it in
jwts cf Syria w b Arabian 1 r if ccrmpletrly iffnorecf by the Revcfcftd Mr Tahtjiiii
in hi* pidn-hilir wper&dai hook "The Nettiral Histoiy of the Bihlt^^™ pubTiihed by the
Sfidety Ibr Phxziutuia ChrutUn Knowkdss (or rather Isnorancc), IS73.

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183

GBIien ft tuan tttc ^Ibe l^unbreb anb /jtinct^fcbentb

She said, It bath readied me, O auspicious King, thaj when the
King bade his Queen question die bath'woman with hre and
grievous blows, mey tortured her wnth all manner tortures, but
could not bring her to confess or to accuse any. Then he coni'
manded to cast her into prison and manacle and fetter her: and
they did as he bade. One day, after this, as the King sac in the
inner court of his palace, with the Queen by his side and water
Howing around him, he saw the pie fly into a crevice in a comer
of the wall and pull out the necklace, whereupon he cried out to
a damsel who was with him , and she caught the bird and took
the necklace from it. By this the King knew that the pious
bathAix>nmn had been wronged and repented of that he had done
with her. So he sent for Iict to the presence and fell to kissing
her bead and with many tears sought pardon of her. Moreos'er, be
commanded much treasure to be given to her, but she refused
and would none of it. However, she forgave him and went away,
swearing never again to enter any one’s house. So she betook
herself to wandering in the mountains and valleys and worshipped
God until she died, and Almighty Allah have mercy upon her!
"And for an instance of the mali ce of the male sex” {continued the
damsel), "I have heard, O King, tdl this tale of

The Two Pigeoiw- '

A PAIR of pigeons once stored up wheat and barley in their nest
during the winter, and when the summer came, the gram shrivelled
and became less; so the male pigeon said to his wife, “Thou
hast eaten of this grain.” Repli^ she, "No, by AUah, I have
never touched it!” But he bdieved not her words and beat her
with his wings and pecked her with his hill, till he killed her.
When the cold season returned, the com swelled out and became
as before, whereupon he knew that he had slain hia wife wrong'

* Thli StdT* ofthcTif™ boXcl tt emtiEneiEkIn ttie Bc»korSSnd]Euid.

ScT I>e cnct ui tbc K^IjiL wa D^mruih, hi the ''Book of KiiMth tod

DjiEnnafe" 306 )i.

Alp Lj\vlah wa Laylah.

L84

ously and wickedly, and he repented whcnaii repentance avaikd
him naught. Tnen he lay down by her side, mourning over her
and weeping for grief, and left meat and drink, tiU he fell sick
and died. “But" (added the damsel), "I know a story of the
malice of men more extiaiordirutry than either of these." Quoth
the King, “Let us hear what thou hast to tell;'' and quoth she,
“I have heard tell, O King, this

Story 0 / Prince Behriint ^ind rlic Prmcess
Af'DutTJui.

Teieri was once a King s daughter, Tvho had no equal in her
rimi* for beauty and luveline^ and symmetrical stature and grace,
brilliancy, amorous lace and the art of ravishing the wits of the
masculine race and her name was Al'Datma, She used to boast,
"'Indeed there is none like me in this age." Nor was there one
more accomplished than she in horsemanship and martial exercises
and all that behoveth a cavalier. So all the Kings' sons sought
her to wife; but she would take none of them, saying, “No man
shall marry me except he cn'erconie me at lunge of lance and
stroke of sword in fair field and patent plain. If any can do this,
1 will willingly wed him: but, if I overcome him, 1 will take his
horse and clothes and arms and write w'itb fire upon his forehead,
'This is the freed man of Al'Datma.* “ Now the sons of the
Kings flocked to her from e\'ery quarter far and near, and she
overcame them and put them to shame, stripping them of their
arms and branding them with fire. Presently the son of a King
of the Kings of the Persians, by name Behram ibn Tajt, heard
of her and journeyed from afar to her father's court, bringing
with him men and horses and great store of wealth and roym
treasures. When he drew near the city, he sent her parent a
rich present and the King came out to meet him and honoured
him with the utmost honour. Then the King s son sent a message
to him by his Wasir, demanding his daughter's hand in marriage;
but the King answered, saying, "O tny son, as regards my daughter
Al'Datma. 1 have no power over her, for she hath sworn by her
soul to marry none except he overcome her in the listed field."
Quoth the Prince, "I journeyed hither from my father's court with
no other object but this; I came here to woo and for thmc

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alliance to suef* quoth the King, 'Thou abalt meet her Uy
morrow.** So next day he sent to bid hifi daughter who, fn airi Tig
ready for battle, donned her harness of war, and the folk, hearing
of the coming joust, docked from all sides to the deld. Pre^dy
the Princess rode into the Uses, armed cap'R-pie and bdted and
with visor down, and the Persian King's son rji mf out single^
handed to meet her, equipped at all points after the fair^ of
fashions. Then they drove at each other and fought a great while,
wheeling and falsing, advancing and netreatitig, till the Princess,
Unding in him such courage and cavalarice as she bad seen in
none else, began to fear for herself lest he put her to shame
before the bystanders and knew that he would assuredly over*
come her. So she resolved to trick him and, raising her viaor, lo!
her face appeared more brilliant than the full moon, which w'hen
he saw, he was confounded by her beauty and his strength failed
and his spirit faltered. When she peredved this, she fell upon,
him imawares in his moment of weakness, and tare bim from
his saddle, and he became in her hands as he were a sparrow in
the clutches of an eagle, knowing not what was done with him
for amazement and confusion. ^ she took his steed and clothes
and armour and, branding him with fire, let him wend his ways.
When he recovered from his stupor, he abode several days without
meat or drink or sleep for despite and love of the girl which had
taken hold upon his heart. Then he sent a letter by certain of
his slaves to his father, advising him that He could not return home
till he had won his will of the Princess or died for want of her.
When his sire got the letter, be was sore concerned for his son
and would have succoured him by sending troops and soldiers;
but his Waairs dissuaded him from this and exhorted him to
patience; so he committed his affair to Almighty Allah. Meate
while, the Prince cast about for a means of coming to his desire;
and presently, disguising himself as a decrepit old man, with a
white beard over his own black beard repaired to a garden of the
Princess wherein she used to walk most of her days. Here he
sought out the gardener and said to him, *'I am a stranger from
a far country and from my youth upwards 1 have been a gardener,
and in the pafting of trees and the culture of fruits and Howeis
and care of the vine none is more skilled than I.*’ When the
gardener heard this, he rejoiced in him with ex<teeding joy and
carried him into the gard^, where he commended him to his
underlings, and the Prince betook himself bo the service of the

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garden and the tending of the trees and the bettering of cbetr
tnuts and improving the Persian watcT'WhccIs and disposing the
irrigation-channels. One day, as he was thus empbyed^ b! he
£aw some slaves enter the garden, leading mul^ laden with carpets
and vesseb, and asked them the meaning of this, to wWch they
answered, “The Princess is minded to take her pleasure." '%Tien
he heard these words he hastened to his lodging a^, fetching
some of the jewels and ornaments he had brought with him from
home, sat down in the garden and spread somewhat of them out
before him, shabng and making a show of extreme old age, ——
And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased to say her
permitted say.

{{Ibcn it bafi tht JTibe ^unbreh nnh .^iQdlh

She said, It hath reached me, O at^idous King, that the son of
the Persian King, after disguising himself as an old man shotten in
years and taking a seat in die garden, spread out somewhat of the
jewels and ornaments before him and made a show of shaking and
trembling as if for decrepitude and the weakness of extreme senil'
ity. After an hour or so a company of datnseb and eunuchs €»•
tcred with the Princess in thdr midst, as she were the moon among
the stars, and dispersed about the garden, plucking the fruits and
diverting themselves. Presently they espied a man sitting under
one of the trees; and, making towards him (who was the Prince),
found him a very old man, whose hands and feet trembled for
decrepitude, and before Jiitn store of precious jewels and royal
ornaments. So they marvelled at his case and asked him what
he did there with the jewels; when he answered, "Witli these
trinkets I would fain buy me to wife one of you," They laughed
together at him and said, 'Tf one of us marry thee, what wilt
thou do with her?" Said he, "I will give her one kiss and
divort^ her,” Then quoth the Princess, "1 give thee this damsel
to wife,” So he rose and coming up to her, leaning on his
and shivering and staggering, kissed her and gave her the jewels
and ornaments: whereat she rejoiced and they, laughmg at
him, went their way, Next day* they came again to the g^den,
and £nding him seated in the same place, with more Jewels
and ornaments than before spread in ^ont of him, asked him,
"O Shaykh, v^t wilt thou do with this jewellery?"; and he

pRlMCfi BehUAM and the PklNCESS. 187

snswcred, sa^’ing, I wish therewith to ralfp* one of you to wife
even as yesterday.'* So die Princess said. "1 tn^rry thee to this
cUhiscI; and he came up to her and kissed her and gave her
die jewels, and they all went their ways. But, sedng such gene¬
rosity to her ha ndtna i d s, the Princess said in herself, *'I have more
right to all th^e fine things than these baggages, and no harm
can betide me.’* So when morning morrowed she went down
from her chamber singly into the garden, in the habit of one of
her damsels, and presenting herself privily before the Prince, said
to him, **0 Shaykh, the King's daughter hath sent me to thee,
that thou mayst marry me.’* He looked at her and knew her; so
he answered, With love and gladness,*' and gave her jewels and
ornaments of the finest and costliest. Then be rose to kiss her»
and she off her guard and fearing nothing but, when he came up
to her, he suddenly laid hold of her with a strong hand and
instantly throwing her down, on the ground abated her maiden-
h^d,‘ Then he pulled the beard from his face and said to her,
“Dost thou not know me?" Asked she, "Who art thou?" and
be answered, “f am Behram, the King's son of Persia, who have
changed my fevour and am become a stranger to my people and
estate for thy sake and have lavished my treasures for thy love."
So she rose from under him in silence and answered not his
address nor ^ake a word of reply to him, being d=*7 ,** d for what
had befallen ner and seeing no^ng better than to be silent, for
fear of shame; and she l^oughc herself and said, “If 1 kill
myself it w^ be useless and if I do him die, his death will profit
me naught;" and presently added, “Nolhing will serve me but
that 1 elope with him to his own country." Then she gathered
D^ether her monies and treasures and sent to him, acquainting
him therewith, to the intent that he alsa might equip himself with
his wealth and needs; and they agreed upon a night on which to
depart So, at the appointed time, they mounted racc^horses and
set out under cover of the gtoom, nor did morning morrow tdl
diey had traversed a great distance; and they ceased not faring
forwards till they drew near his father s capitd in the land of the
Persians. ^Vhen the King heard of his son s coming, he rode out
to meet him w'ftb bis troops and rejoiced in him with exceeding

*Thi* remtnetr wilful ynung peticm had nmiicTEJ rape cxciiuhle. The i«at.

mefit mwdi ciillMl fur bjr ccroiit] heminci of modifA hedon—let ne nrEnrinn r^jncna

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Au Laylah wa Laylah.

joy. Then, after a few days, he sent the Princess's father a
spl^did present, and a letter to the effect that his daughter wm
with him and demanding her wedding equipage. Al'Datma's
father came out to meet the messengers with the greatest glad¬
ness (for that he had deemesd his daughter lost and had grieved
sore for her loss): after which he made bride-feasts and, summon¬
ing the Kaai and the witnesses, let draw up the marriage-contract
between his daughter and the Prince of Persia, He invested the
envoys with rol^ of honour, then he made ready her equipage
and despatched it to her; and Prince Behram abo^ with her ml
death sundered their union. "See therefore, O King" (continued
the favourite) ("the malice of men in thdr dealing with women. As
for me, I will not go back from my due till I die." So the King
once more commanded to put his son to death; but the seventh
Waair came in to him and kissing the ground before him, said, “O
King, have patience with me whilst I speak these words of good
coun^ to thee; how many patient and slow-moving men unto
their hope attain, and how many who are precipitate fall into
shameful state! Now 1 have seen how this damsel hath profii-
gately excited the King by lies to horrible and unnatural cruelties;
but 1 his Mameluke, whom he hath overwhelmed with his favours
and bounties, do proffer him true and loyal rede: for chat I, O
King, know of the malice of women that which none knoweth
save myself; and ih particular there hath reached me, on this
subject, the story of the old woman and the son cf the merchant
widi its warning instances." Asked the King, "And what fell out
between them, O Wazir?" and the seventh Waiir answered, "I
have heard tell, O King, the tale of

The Ht^use tf ith die Belvedere. ‘

A wEALTinr merchant had a son who was very dear to him and
who said to him one day, "O my father, I have a been to beg of
thee," Quoth the merchant, "O my son, what is it, that I may
give it thee and bring thee to thy desire, tiiough it were the light
ot mine eyes." Quoth the youth, “Give me money, that I may

"^Thc Story of thr Hiildtft tn the Book of Smdibtd; wher? if ii told 'mth itlT
mMna€r of Pcrttun -embeUtthinenli-

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189

/ourney with the merchants to the dey of Bagdad aod see its
sights and sail on the Tigris and look upon the palace of the
C^phs^; for the sons of the merchants have d^cxibed th^
things to me and I long to see them for myself.” Said ^e
father, “O my child, O my little son, how can I endure to part
from thee?'* * But the youth replied, '*! have said my say and
there is no help for it but I journey to Baghdad with thy consent
or e'en without it: such a longing for its fallen upon

me as can only be assuaged by the going hither.”-^And Shah'

raaad pcrceivra the dawn of day and saying her permitted

say.

IBhtn it toast the ^ibr ^unbreh anh .^iiietp*nmth ^ighh

She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the mer'
chant's son said to his sire, ‘There is no help for it but that I
joiOTicy to Baghdad.” Now when the father saw that there was no
help for it, he provided bis son with goods to the value of thirty
thousand gold pieces and sent him with certain merchants in
whom he trusted, committing him to their charge. Then he took
leave of the youth, who journeyed with his fiiends the merchants
till they readied Baghdad, the House of Peace, where he entered
the market and bir^ him a house, so handsome and delectable
and spacious and elegant that on seeing it he well'nigh lost his
xvits for admiration; for therein were pavilioos facing one another,
with doors of coloured marbles and ceilings inlaid with gold and
lapis lazuli, and its g^dens were full of warbling birds, & he
a^ed the door-keeper' what was its monthly rent, and he replied,
‘Ten dinars.” Quoth the young man, “Sp^est thou soodily or
dost thou but jest with me?” Quoth the porter, “By Albh, 1

^ turned Into GoTCTTtTncTft ofikes fur J«iJ * ^TritmRiJ uf Coan^

jMefce*" etc.

* Anb. a pmonage as IcupDrtiEnt u the aid Fmich conactgc mtnA a man

ci mat ha ai the ktft ttul mih Inning v*aRt n»rui. in the Berber

from the Upper Nile ii the fivmtrice iut»e bdng held more honeti «- mcher rsKtlljr
chan the uiual Egyptian. These Bnrhrrt, bawerer, jire erne burbariAns^ orcrfotid of
B&isii fthc beer of Ovinil md not tmf^ueittly dangerous. They 4fe Mppwd by
Mogleuift to dcKcnd from the old ^ynuii expcbcil by jostmi. For the faroiKitc chuff
Againtt them, cjting the (not the puppy-pie), see They *rt the

of Egypt to whem aH Idtidj of imlli sitd btumicis ux ettnbuced-

IQO

Alf Lavlah wa Laylah.

£peak naught but the truth, for none who taketb up his sbode in
this house lodgeth in it more than a week* or two." "And how
is that?" quodi the youth; and quoth the porter, "O my son,
whoso dwdlL'th in this house ooineth not forth of it, except sick
or dead, wherefore it is known amongst all the folk of Baghdad
so that none oSercth to inhabit it, and thus cometh it that its rent
is fallen so low." Hearing this the young merchant marvelled with
exceeding marx'el and said, "Needs must there be some reason for
this sickening and perishing," However after considering a while
and seeking refuge with Allah from Satan the Stoned, he rented
the house and totik up his abode there. Then he put away appre*
hension from his thought and busied himself with selling and
buying; and some days passed by without any such ill
befalling him in the hoijse, as the doorkeeper had mentionoi
One day as he sat upon the bench before his door, there came
up a griialed crone, as she were a snake speckled white and
black, calling aloud on the name of Allah, magnifying Him
inordinately and, at the same time, putting away stones
and other obstacles from the path,^ Seeing the youth sitting
there, she looked at him and marvelled at his case; where'
upon quoth he to her, "O woman, dost thou know me or
am 1 like any thou knowest?" she beard liim speak,

she toddled up to him and saluting him with the jabm, asked,
"How long hast thou dwelt in this house?" Answered he,
“Two months, O my mother;" and she said, ‘It was hereat I
marvelled; for I, O my scfn, know thee not, ndtha- dost thou
know me. nor yet art thou like unto any one 1 know; but 1 mar'
veiled for that none other than, thou hath taken up his abode in

ni«Lni ciilifT cr a In pr&Mcisien] dertes it

warn dltwi Al-Arub^th (the other wedtdayi being S^hijfir or Buhaii,

l>ibar mi Fimunb or ThursdaK). litfltilly =■ “Mcedtig" or’CsHiirfr

gicttm {-diy), WA5 made Uj nepfueni the jertpssh SabhAih aM the Chmdati Stmeky
beciujitan thitt diy Allah ctkIkI thrwwk ofcrcaiidn; k wm alw the date of ^ftlha^mIl!d'|
entoint; ALMnbnali. ptoprdiFig to it was coileJ A^semhly-day

ibn Lowsl, one the Prophet'^ flAtMtors, tiicLl m the poople before him on

Fridiyi. McHlcmv arc mot fortudden to do setnbr wort after the congfcgmdonaf pmycn
at thf hcKLT wh¥n they mu?it 'fasten to ihectimmemundon d/AllAh and ieawc mcithamlli-
iii|fflkOFiLt^ chiiptK tstii. 9.)

* Thli it dcfflt only hy thf wy picnai; if they *cf a Kbt of they kin h, plan it o^pon
ihcir hcadj md ihrpcriir h upon a wall or mmt place wlteme it wilt not W froddnn on She
aUp TwvEved the atonci lea? haply they pmvt iciiiitibjb^.bUickj to lomc MoaUm ibot

The House with the Belvedere. 191

this house but hath gone forth from it, dead or djfing, saving thee
alone. Ekiubtless, O my son, thou hast perilled thy young years;
but I suppose thou hast not gone up to the upper story neither
looked out frtun the belvedere there/' So saying, she went bca^
way and he fell a'pondering her words and said to himself, “I
have not gone up to the top of the house; nor did I know that
there w'as a belvedere there," Then he arose forthright and going
in, searched the byways of the house till he espied, in a wah-
comer among the trees, a narrow door between whose posts* * the
spider had woven her webs, and said in himself, “'Haply the
spider hath not webbed over the door, but because death and
doom is within/' However, he hearten^ himself with the saying
of God the Most High, ''&y, nothing shall befal us but what
Allah hath written for us;"” and opening the door, ascended a
narrow £ight of stairs, till he came to the teirace-roof, where he
found a belvedere, in which he sat down to nest and solace himself
with the view. Presently, he caught sight of a fine house and a
well'cared for hard by, sunnounted by a lofty belvedere, over"
looking the w'hole of Baghdad, in which sat a damsel fair as a
Hourj, Her beauty took possession of his whole heart and made
away with his reason, bequeathing to him the pains and patience
of Job and the grief and weeping of Jacob. And as he looked at
her and considered her curiously, an object to enamour an ascetic
and make a dev'otce lovesick, fire was lighted in his vitals and he
cried, “Folk say that whoso taketh up his abode in this house
dieth or sickeneth. An this be so, yon damsel is assuredly the
cause. Would Heaven I knew how I shall win free of this affair,
for my wits are clean gone!" Then he descended from the ter-
race, pondering his case, and sat down in the house, but being
unable to rest, he went out and took his seat at the door, absorb^
in mclanclMly thought when, behold, up came the old woman
adoot, praising and m a^ifying A1 lah as she went. When he saw
her, he rose and accosting her with a courteous salam and wishes
for her life being prolonged said to her, "O my mother, I was
healthy and hea^ till thou madest mention to me of Ae door
leading to the belvedere; so I opened it and ascending to the top

* Alh/lr, vhidh may mHn oilier rhe or rhff bolt#. Ljjic

Oil. 174) iTMslfttM it the trees'*—in « mkm!

* Kflrafl (tt, 5!)| when Molujnmtd rcpfti^hes the ufibcilcvcn for noc scimmiajiifLM
Mm to vtamy ijc nuntyrdom.

Au Laylah wa Laylah.

of the house, saw cheoce what stole away my senses; and now
methirks I am a lost man, and 1 know no physidan for roe but
thyseLf.” When she heard this, she laughed and said. “No harm
shall befal thee Inshallah—so Allah please!" Whereupon he
nose and went into the house and coming back with an hundred
dinars in fus sleeve, said to her, "Take this, O my mother, and
A>ai with me the dealmg of lords with slaves and succour me
quickly for, if I die, a for my blood will meet thee on the
Day of Doom." Answered she, "With love and gladness; but,
O my son, I expect thou lend me thine aid in some small matter,
whereby hangs the winning of thy wish." Quoth he, "What
wouldst thou have me do, O my mother?" Quoth she, “Go to
the silk^market and enquire for the shop of Abu al'^Fath bin
Kaydam. Sit thee down on his counter and salute him and say
to him, 'Give roe the facovei!'' thou hast by thee orfrayed with
gold:’ for he hath none handsomer in his shop. Then buy it of
him, O tny son, ai bis own price however high and keep it till I
come to thee to-morrow, Allah Almighty willing.” So saying,
she went away and he passed the night upon live coals of the
Ghaia'-wood. Next morning he took a thousand ducats in his
pocket and repairing to the silk^market, sought out the shop of
Abu al'Fath to whom he was directed by one of the merchants.
He found him a man of dignified aspect, surrounded by pages,
eunuchs and attendants; for he was a merchant of great wealth
and consideration befriended by the Calipb; and of the blessings
which Allah the Most High had bestowed upon him was the
damsel who had ravished the young man's heart. She was his
wife and had not her match for beauty, nor was her like to be
found with any of the sons of the Kings. The young man
saluted him and Abu al'Fath returned his salam and bade him
be seated. So he sat down by him and said to him, “O mer'
chant, J wish to look at such a face-veiL" Accordingly he bade

^ Arth. t val, not the “ or *ith iKr pcep-hnles. It

11 oppoKd m the “Tirkah*' m Europtimt jnT^^h i^tJiiAtt the vdl which

te^rs-nn. fkr hup of Imii it i:s the cuntriny tiie nraat {:Dquef^ih of

efintdvancea, Kidina cqanc ithi, Sahy noM^ wuJc tnouth^ and Tiniihlng tihieiii tnd
ihowirtg tJtiXf Imtfoci and l^uid blftck errt MQTe^>ver ■ pretty wBuiin^ *ha wishes,
wad Aiwiyi y(Bj ice fcmcihjjifl under fhe veit. [PIlgrItnjigE 1. 337,

ydi^-flowered ircemiiifl or dtKsinthe whcic wood hunt Sslte holm-odh. (Une*-
plorcd Syria iif 43,'^ S« t^L u. 24 for ftirthcr Jicruis.

The House with hie Belveoesjl. 195

his slave bring him a bundle of silk from the inner shop and
opening /c, brought out a number of veils, whose beauty amazed
the youth. Amoi^ them wee the veil he sought; so hie bought

it for fifty gold pieces and bore it home plea^.-And

Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased to say her
permitted say.

IZUjctt it the ^tx l^uRhrthtb

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the youth
after buying the veil of the merchant bore it home; but hardly
had he reached the house when lol up came the old woman. He
rose to her and rave her his purchase when she bade him bring a
live coal, w'ith is^ch she burnt one of the comers of the veil, then
folded it up as before and, repairing to Abu al-Fath’s house,
knocked at the door. Asked the damsel, *'Who is there?*’; and
she answered, “I, such an one,” Now the damsel knew her for 3
friend of her mother so, when she heard her voice, she came out
and opening the door to her, said, **What brought thee here, O
my mother? My mamma hath left me and gone to her own
house. Replied the old w^oman, “O ray daughter, I know thy
mother is not with th^, for I have been with her in her home, and
I come not to thee, but because I fear to pass the hour of prayer;
wherefore I desire to make my Wuiu-ablution with thee, for I
know thou art dean and thy house pure."^ The damsel admitted
the old trot who saluted her and called down blessings upon her.
Then she took the ewer and went into the wash-house, where she
made her ablutions and prayed in a place there, Ptesently,
came out again and said to the damsel, *'0 my daughter, I suspect
thy handmaidens have been in yonder place and defiled it; so do
thou show me another place where j may pray, for the prayer I
have prayed I account null and void.*’ Thereupon the
took her by the band and said to her, '*0 my mother, come and
pray on my carpet, where my husband sits.'* So she stood there
and prayed and w*orshipped, bowed and prostrated; and presendy.

‘T>16 F»n er obll5*hjf7 prayert, I hare nobnl. musr t* «dn3i (if n«cnury) in the
niiMf imptift place: trot to ijie othef ttriani. Hener the um of the or prayiv.

rdtf, m irndt twj well knpif n fe requite dcKription.

VOU VJ.

Au* Laylau wa Lavlau.

she cook the dunsd oniwEres and made shift to slip the vdt
under the cushion, unseen of her. Then she blessed her anti went
her ways, Now as the day was closing Abu al^Fath came home
and sac down u^n the carpet, whilst his wife brought him food
and he ate of it his suf&ciency and washed his hands; after which
he leant hack upon the cushion. Presently, he caught sight of a
comer of the protruding from under the cushion; so he pulled
it out and considered it straitly, w'hen, knowing it for that he had
sold to the young man, he at once suspected Im wife of uncbasdty.
Thereupon he c^ed her and said, "Whence hadst thou this veil?"
And she swore an oath to him, saying, “None hath come to me
but thou." The merchant was silent Tor fear of scandal, and said
to himsdf, “If I open up this chapter, 1 shall be put to shame
before all Baghdad;" for he was one of the jntiniates of the Caliph
and so he could do nothidg save hold his peace. So he asked no
questioiis, but said to bis wife, whose name was Mahdyah, “It
hath reached me that cby mother lleth ill of heart'ache’ and all
the women are with her, weeping over her; wherefore 1 order thee
to go to her." Accordingly, she repaired to her mother's house
and found her in the best of health; and she asked her daughter,
"What brings thee here at this hour?" So she told her what her
husband had said and sat with her aw'hile; when behold, up came
porters, who brought her clothes from her husband s houW, and
transporting all her paraphernalia and w'hat not else belonged to
her of goods and %'cssels, deposited them in her mother's lodging,
V^'lien the mother saw this, she said to her daughter, "Tell me
W'hat hath passed between thee and thy husband, to bring about
this." But she swore to her that she knew not the cause thereof
and that there had befallen nothing between them to call for this
conduct. Quoth her mother, "Nee^ must there be a cause for
thp." And she answered, saying, "I know of none, and after this,
with Almighty Allah be it to mate provision I" Whereupon her
mother fell a'weeping and laments her daughter’s separation
from the like of this man, by reason of his sufficiency and fortune
and the greatness of his rank and dignity. On this wise things
abode some days, after which the curst, ill'omened old woman,
whose name was Miryam the Koranist,* * paid a visit to Mahriy ah

* i ■ CoUc.

* Atahu “ whiirh hia tvo fVt^pcflf it dir ifiird order of

Tfididoiiiiu Mt of 1 coiii of fiirt fir ilKuk toew 30CI,O0Cl mdi dofu wkI thar ucirp*

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195

m hei mother's house and saluted her cordially, saying, "What aits
thee, O my daughter, O my darling? Indeed, thou hast troubled
my mind." Then she went in to her mother and said to her, "O
my sister, what is this business about thy daughter and her Hus'
band? It hath reached me that he hath divorced her] What
hath she done to call for this?” Quoth the mother, "Belike her
husband will return to her by the blessed influence of thy prayers,
O Halizah: so do thou pray for her, O my sister, for thou art a
day^faster and a night'praycr*" Then the three fell to talking
together and the old woman said to the damsel, “O my daughter,
grieve not for, if Allah please, 1 will make peace between thee and
my husband before many days,” Then left tbgm and going
to the young meiuhant. said to him, "Get ready a hanthome
entertainment for us, for I will bring her to thee this very night."
So he sprang up and went forth and provided all that was fitting
of meat and drink and so forth, then sat down to await the twain;
whilst the old woman returned to the girl's mother and said to her,
"O my sister, we have a splendid bride-feast torught; so let thy
daughter go with me, that she may divert herself and make merry
with us and throw off her cark and care, and forget the min of her
home. 1 will bring her back to thee even as I cook her away.”
The mother dressed her daughter in her finest dress and costliest
jewels and accompanied her to the door, where she commended
her to the old woman's charge, saying, “ 'Ware lest thou let any of
Almighty Allah’s creatures look upon her, for thou kncfwest her
hushed’s rank with the Caliph* and do not tarry, but bring her
back to me as soon as possible," The old woman carried die girl
to the young man's house which she entered, thinking it the place
where the wedding was to be held; but as soon as she came into

the aitting'saloon,-And Shahtazad perceived the dawn of day

and ceased saying her permitted say.

tioni, PtijmUriy wlw atn redre the liy Thcrr bit sit gmi Trtdii™-
Utl wfiQTC wofds arv hftd ta be pfime lEuthcinlici; (1^ AS-Bokbiri i (2]l MiiaElm; thd tKde
mpc cntitl-cd Ai-S■l(^ba 7 n, The (|wq true) BEstbc^iiict. After thpn (!^} AUTimudi ; itnl (4)
Abu Diud : tbe tutbon cf the ch± ochm tic (5) Ab^^uli

ttid IbQ Mljflb (ic? Jwett'i pp. uidj fbr iDodera Ara^b ttudia, Filpiin.-

i. 151 id

196

Alt Laylah wa Layijui.

It S^ix ^unbrtti anb Jfu^t

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that as soon as
the entered the sitting'^aloon, the youth ^rang up to her

and flung his arms round her neck and ki^d her hands and feet.
She was confounded at his loveliness, as well as at the beauty of
the place and the profusion of meat and drink, flowers and^r'
lumes that she saw therein, and deemed ail was a dream. When
the old woman saw her amaremen t. she said to her, "The name of
Al lah be upon thee, O my daughter! Fear not; I am here sitting
with thee and will not leave thee for a tnoment. Thou art worthy
of him and he is w'orthy of thee.” So the damsel sat down shame-
fast and in great confusionT but the young man jested and to^
with her and entertained her with laugh^le stones and loving
verses, till her breast broadened and she became at her case.
Then she ate and drank and growing warm with wine, took the
lute and sang these couplets,

fn^d vfcrit hati j^rturned emet nuare; * * Oh* tlic wclccme ligtic
that eudi beauty sbowi!

And but for the fear of those arrowy • Fran his kwdy cheek I had
cuUcd the rcMd.^*

And when the youth saw that she to his beauty did indine he
waxt drunken without wine and his bfe was a b'ght matter to hitn
compared with his love.^ Presently the old woman went out and
left them alone together to enjoy their loves till the nest morning,
when she went into them and gave them both good morrow^ and
asked the damsel, "How hast thou passed the night, O my lady?"
Answ'ered the girl, “Right well, thanks to thy adroitness and the
excellence of thy going-between Then said the old woman,
“Up, let us go back to thy mother.” At these words the yo^g
man pulled out an hundred sequins and gave them to her, saying,
“Take this and leave her with me to-night." So she left them

^ Lsne (ill- majiiH tbr aicHiruciB caiiplc, thus nutkJh^ the ftoiy higMf pwpct m3
fohbirtg If tH hi ]»!nir

* Arat>. “ 54bU;ih^k^ Allah bil kkftTT->A]lAh pvt lh« riwmin^:

iilU riic pcrpiilir phfAM.

*Anb. with ihc jnrplictl hint uf her a ar ihe-paJidier^

Br«l FMt. (wii. 3S6) blanrt>- 5 «iT»^'KiyidatMk^^—tlij prmpiniF.

The House with the Belvedese.

197

and repaired to the girls mother^ to whom quoth she, ‘Thy
daughter saluteth thee, and the bride's mother hath sworn her to
abide with her this mght." Replied the mother. yO my si^,
bear her my salam, anc^ if it please and amuse the girl, th^ is no
harm in her staying the night; so let her do this and divert herscU:
and come back to me at her leisure, for all 1 iear for her is chagrin
on account of an angry husband/* The old woman ocased not to
make e:xcuse after excuse to the girl’s mother and to put off cheat
upon cheat upon her, till hlahiiyah had carried seven days with
the young man, of whom she took an hundred dinars each day for
her^f; while be enjoyed all the solace of life and coition. But
at the end of this time, the girl’s mother said to her, “Bring
my daughter back to me forthnght; for I am uneasy about her,
b^use she hath been so long absent, and 1 tiiisdoubt me of
this/’ So the old woman went our saying, "Woe to thee! shall
such words bt spoken to the like of me?”; and, going to the young
man's house, took the girl by the hand and carried her away
(leaving him lying asleep on his bed, for he was drunken ivith
wine) to her mother. She received her with pleasure and glad-
ness and seeing her in redoubled beauty and brilliancy rejoiced in
her with exceeding joy, saying, "O my daughter, my heart was
troubled about thee and in my uneasiness I offended against this
my sister the Koranist with a speech that wounded her/' Replied
Mahziyah, “Rise and kiss her hands and feet, for she hath been
to me as a servant in my hour of need, and if thou do it not thou
art no mamma of mine, nor am I thy girl. ’ So the mother went
up at once to the old woman and made her peace with her.
Meanwhile, the young man recovered from his drunkenness and
missed the damsel, but congratulated himsdf on having enjoyed
his desire. Presently Miryam the old Koranist came in to him
and saluted him, saying, "What thinkest thou of tny feat?
Quoth he, ‘‘Excellently well conceived and contrived of thee u'as
that same.” Then quoth she. "Come, let us mend what we have
marred and restore this girl to her husband, for we have be^ the
cause of chdr separation and it is unrighteous." A^ed he, "How
shall 1 do?" and she answered, “Go to Abu al'Fath's shop and
salute him and sit dowm by him, till thou scest me pass by, when
do thou rise in haste and catch hold of my dress and abuse me
and threaten me, demanding of me the veil. And do thou say to
the merchant, ‘^ou knowest. O my brd, the face-veil I bought
of thee for fifty dinars? It so chanced that my handmaid put it

198

Ai.f Latiah wa Latlah,

on and burnt a comer of it by accident' so she gave it to this old
woman, w'ho took it, promising to get it £iLe'dniwn^ and return it,
and went away, nor have I seen her from that day to this.'" “With
Joy and good replied the young man, and risii^ forthnght,
walked to the shop of the silk merchant, with whom he sat awhile
till behold, the olo woman passed telling her beads on a rosary she
held in hand; whereupon he ^rang up and laying bold or her
dress began to abuse and rail at her, whilst she answered him with
fair wo^, saying, “Indeed, my son, thou art excusable/* So the
people of the ba^ flocked round the two, saying, *'What is the
matter?" and be relied, “O folk, 1 bought of this merchant a
veil for fifty dinars and gave it to my slave-girl, who wore it awhile,
then sat dowm to fumigate it with perfume. Presently a sparir Hew
out of the censer and, lighting on the edge of the veil, burnt a
hole in it. So we committed it to this pestilent old woman, that
she might give it to who should fine-draw it and return it to us;
but from that time we have never set eyes on her again til] this
day." Answered the old woman, “This young man speaks sooth.
1 had the veil from him, but I took it with me into one of the
houses where I am wont to visit and forgot it there, nor do I know
where I left it; and, being a poor woman, 1 feared its owner and
dared not face him." Now the girl’s husband was listening to aU

they said,^-And Shahrasad perceived the dawn of day and

ceased to say her permitted say.

Sfitn ft teas tfir ^ix IhuRbreh anh ^ectmb

She said, It hath reached me, O auspidoua King, that when the
young man seited the old woman and spoke to her of the veil as
she h^ primed him, the gM*s husband was Listenmg to all they
said, from beginning to end, and when he heard the mle which the
crafty old woman had contrived with the young man, he rose to
his feet and said, “Allah Almighty! I crave pardon of the Omni"
potent One for my sics and for what my heart suspected!” And
he praised the Lord who had discovered to him the truth. Then
he accosted the old woomn and said to her, “Dost rbm t use to visit

* Ar>b- ilic "Rafu^rjtr"* ot fino.dnwef {it TivlUi, wfao dsa trasde iCtIs

of dinunf, if finutl jieif fkilL

King's Son ako mu IpKrr’s Mistress. 199

us?“^ Replied she, ‘'O my son» I visit you and ocher than you,
for the of alios^ but from chat day to this, none hath given
tee news of the veiL" Asked the merchant, “Hast thou enquired
at my house?" and she answered, "O my lord, I did indeed go to
thy ^use and ask; but they told me chat the person of the house’
had been divorced by the merchant; so I went a^y and asked no
farther; nor ^ve I enquired txf anybody else until this day/'
Hereupon the merchant turned to the young man and said, “Let
the old woman go her way: for the veil is with me." So saying
he broi^ht it out from the shop and gave it to the hnc'drawer
before all present. Then he betook himself to his wife and, giving
her somcvfhat of money, took her to himself again, after making
abundance of excuses to her and asking pardon of Allah, because
he knew not what the old woman had acme, (Said the Wadr),
‘Tliis then, O King, is an instance of the malice of women and for
another to the same purport, J have heard tell the following tale
anent

The King's Son dnd the Ifrits Mirtress, * *

A cEaTAiN King's son was once walking alone for his pleasure,
w'hen he came to a green meadow, abounding in trees laden with
fruit and birds singing on the boughs, and a river running athwart
it. The place pleased him; so he sat down there and taking out
some dried fmits he bad brought w-ith him. began to eat, when lo!
he espied a great smoke rising up to heaven and, taking fright,
he climbed up into a tree and bid himself among the branches.
Thence he saw an Ifrit nse out of the midst of the stream baring
on his head a chest of marble, secured by a padlock. He set down
the chest on the meadow'sward and opened it and there came forth
a damsel of mortal race like the sun shining in the sheeny sky.
After seating her he solaced hims elf by gaaing on her awhile, then
Said Sus head in her lap and fell asleep, whereupon she lift^ up
his head and laying it on the chest, rose and walked about Pre-

^Thc <7uc9iiDii louidi to m die MwtEm Eitt ■ dim kmm

trtutihn^^ esewpt hj of tlie wKo hja

* Antb. *^Ahl it-Lajrt/* ia aa oof ruJclj 10 luy

*Thii It a THCrc alMrracE of tbc talc cold in the introfiiicdon (vioj- id Here,

hovem, the Hnga ■« tlboui eighty ^ there th-e number rmri ffoio npnetT 10 fve hunilml
and «TMt7>

ooo

Ax; Layxah wa Lavxah.

sently^ she chanced to raise her eyes to the tree wbeicm was the
Prince, and seeing him, signed to him to come down. He refused,
but she swore to him, saymg, "Except thou come down and do as
I bid thee, I will wake the urit and point thee out to him, when
he will straightway kill thee/' The King's son fearing she would do
as she said, came do wn, whereupon she kissed his hands and feet and
besought him to do her need. To this he oonsentod and, when he
had sarisiied her w'ants, she said to hinx ^*Give me this seai'ring
1 see on chy hnger/' ^ he gave her his signet and she set it in
a silken kerchief she had with her, wherein were more than four*
score others. When the Prince saw this, he asked her, “What dost
thou with all these rings?"; and she answered, “In very soodi
this Ifrit carried me off from my father’s palace and shut me in
this box, which he beareth about on his head wherever he goeth,
with the keys about him; and he hardly leaveth me one moment
alone of the excess of his jealousy over me, and hindereth me
from what I desire. When I saw this, I swore that I would deny
my last favours to no man whatsoever, and these tings thou seest
are after the tale of the men who have h a d me; for after coiri m i 1
took from each a scal'iing and laid it in this kerchief/’ Then sh fi
added, “And now go thy veays, that I may look for another than
thyself, for the Ifrit will not aw^ yet awhile/’ Hardly crediting
what he had beard, tlie Prince returned to his fathers palai^, but
the King knew naught of the damsel's malice (for feared not
this and cook no count thereof), and seeing that bis son
his ring, he bade put him to death/ Then he rose from his place
and entered his palace; but bis Waiirs came in to him and prc'
v^ed with him to abandon his purpose. The same night, the
King sent for all of them and thanked them for having dissuaded
him from slaying his son; and the Prince also thanked them, say*
ing. It was well done of you to counsel my father to let me live
and In sha l lah ? I will soon requite you abundantly/' Then he
telated to them how he had lost the ring, and they offered up
prayers for his long life and advancement and withdrew, “See
then, O King,*' (smd the “the malice of women and what

they do unto men. The King hearkened to the hdinister's coun,"
sel and a^n countermanded bis order to day his son. Next
monung, it being the eighth day, as the King sat in his audience^
chamEscr in the midst of his Orandees and Emirs and ^JVasiis and

^ fLLSipcCtp^ the fnrt -nf witJi Dnc pf Kfl

Kitic's Son and the Iertt's Mistress,

301 .

Olema, the Prince entcroi, with his hand in char of his governor,
Al^Sindibad, and praised his fathef Etnd hi$ Ministers and lords
and divines m the most eloquent words and thanked them tor
having saved his life; so that all who were present wondered at
his eloquence and ilucncy of sj«ecL His father rejoiced in him
w'ith exceeding, all'suipassing joy, and calling him to him, kiss^
him between the eyes. Then he c^ed his preceptor, Al-SIndibad,
and him why his son had kept silence these seven da^, to
which he replied, our lordt the truth is, it was 1 who enjoined
him to this, in my fear for him of death: 1 knew this from the day
of his birth: and, when 1 took his nativity , 1 found it written b the
scars that, if he should speak during this peri^, he woidd surely
die; but now the danger is over, by the King's fortune.** At this
the King was glad and said to his Warirs, "If 1 had killed my
son, would the fault have fallen on me or the damsel or on the
precepior, Al-Sindibad?” But all present refrained from replying,
Mid Al'Sindibad said to the Prince, "Answer thou. O my son.'

--^And ShahTOT-ifl perceived the dawn of day and c^sed saying

her permitted say.

{Ohm ft timd be ^uibrtD anh IHjfrti ,0igf|t.

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that whoi
Al-Sbdihad said, "Answ^er timu, O my son." the Prmce replied,
“I have heard tell that a merchant ai whose house certain
guests once alighted sent his slave^irl to the market to buy a
jar of dotted milk/ So she bought it and set out on her reti^
home; but on the way there passed over her a kite, holding
and squeering a serpent b its claws, and a drop of the serpent &
venom fell into the mdk-jar, unknown of the girl. So, when she

* Ajal*. utirt Huh. itipp. w "l«fain.hatll>," ot iwnply 'TiiUb*’ = frciJi milk), nullt

Uttildatlv sCrunKit the Dehln ofltuflHT Kiiaj/ii o( th« Slar44nd frtir CMfBr

But in Tiic Nighs. ccmtntr » modem pctpulw msose, "Laban" ii also applied u freih
Kilk. The soiirwl form ij uaiveraollv in ihc East, eiiitii wiik rice and coter* tn» ll»c
SslAtnh ee eoeu Fnbcr.fjiLd. 1 have tinted elsewhere i hat atl the Calaetophap. the

Kve OR wli, ttie it in the touted ncrer in the ftcth The Bidawt h^e enrimM

preiiMlieee ahoui It s it it u diiirraee to fdl It Itliouph not to eechteige ttl, and "Lohhtn,**
er “milltrTBnriw," i* #n i (isuli . The BeiKn? and Detoeh tumiiiilea h* ve th e aame pundonot
possiWy Jeomt frem the Arab* (RJerimige i. 363). For Tgt fAWO, MoMr, Suiboh.
Jimidah ond other lictseid prcpomtiotii, see iUJ, I 362.

Alf Layiah wa Layiah.

came back, the merchant cook the milk from her and drank of it,
he and his guests; but hardly had it settled in their stomachs
when they aU died.' Now consider, O King, whose was the fault
in this matter?" Thereupon some present a^, “It was the fault
of the company who drank the mdtc without examining it." And
other some, 'TTiat of the girl, who left the jar without cover/* *
But Al^Sindibad asked the Prince, ”What sayest thou, O my
son?" Answered he, “I say that th& folk err; it was neither the
fault of the damsel nor of the company, for their appointed hour
was come, their divinely'decreed provision was exhausted and
Allah had foreordained them to die thus,"* Vw^ec courderis
heard this, they marvelled greatly and lifted up their voices,
blessing the King's son, and saying, "O our lord, thou hast
a reply saw peiir, and thou art the sagest man of thine age smu
reprocfie.” ‘‘Indeed. I am no sage,” answered the PHnee; “the
blind Shaykh and the son of three yars and the son of five years
were wiser than I." Said the bystanders, "O youth, cell us the
stories of these three who were wiser than thou art. O youth/’
Answered he, “With all my heart. I ha^'e heard tell this tale
concerning the

SnucLal'Wood Merchant and the Sfmrpm, *

Tkere once lived an exccedine rich merchant, who was a great
traveller and who visited all manner of places. One day, being
minded to journey to a certain dty, he asked those who came
thence, saying, “What kind of goods brought most profit there?”
and they answered, “Chanders-woodj for it selleth at a high

‘ I wwJ b^ly ihdT the fxNiAti winAd bi=n utterir humiat, dnla* the« huA
been itt ihmcm of tbe ildn. The it blamef for Mjrrin* the i»r uaewrafed

beetoec ihu* it would eiiren the e«l ejfe, to ihit Boclt nf Sindiiad tKr tile tpodit u
(fit Storr of the Poiwooil Guesk; ami the bird li a. itork.

•Tb* Prince ckTrte3»e» the jntfe aori ertll popular Motleiti feting j end y« ihe iMmed
^ eifpCTenced Mt. Redbnmw would euttfiue abwhie ftwletiinarion with ProH.
deuce. fnend tdla me tfiar the idea of afncluEt Fate in The Nighia her f«J ai
if the v6f\d were n {.lilr

• In the Bmk orrSinJibad thii It tfie Story of the Siiiulil.w»d Merchant and the Advfa
^thc Blmd Old Man Mr. Ctouatim fp. tSil quoret a TUmittlie joke which it akin to the
ShajrkS i aJince and t reply of Tyl EtileiMiriegel, the aMh.«5ae, wbicb hat oIki i finair
refcmMance.

Sandal-Wood Merchant and the Sharpers, aoj

price." So he iRi'd out all his money tci sandal and set out for
that city; and amvtng there at dose of day, behold, he met an
old woman drh'ing her sheep. Quoth she to him, "Who art
thou, O man?" and <juoth he, "I am a stranger, a meFchant,
‘"Beware of the townstoUc,” said she, "for they are cheats, rascals,
robbers who love nothmg more th^ imposing on the foreigner
that they may get the better of him and devour his subst^kce.
Indeed I give thee good counsel." Then she left him and on the
morrow mere met him one of the cinsetis who saluted him and
asked him, "O my lord, whence comest thou?” Answered the
merchant, “From such a place." "And what merchandise hast
thou brougM with thee?" enquired the other; and replied he,
"Ghanders-wood, for it is high of pride with you." Quoth the
townsman, “He blundered who told thee that; for we bum
nothing under our cooking-pots save sandal-wood, whose worth
with us is but that of fuel." When the merchant h^rd this he
sighed and repented and stood balanced between belief and
unbdicf. Then he alighted at one of the khans of the city,
and, when it was night, he saw a merchant make £ie of chan-
ders-wood under his cooking-pot. Now this was the man who
had spoken with Kim and this proceeding a trick of his.
When the townsman saw the merchant looking at him, he asked,
"Wilt thou sell me thy sandal-wood for a measure* * of whatever
thy soul shall desire?" "I sell it to thee," answered the mer¬
chant; and the buyer transported all the wood to Kis own house
and stared it up there; whilst the seller purposed to take an
equal quantity of gold for it. Next morning the merchant, who
was a blue-eyed man, went out to wal k in the city but, as he
went along, one of the townsfolk, who was blue-eyed and one-
eyed to boot, caught hold of him, saying, “Thou art he who stole
my eye and I wflJ never let thee go."® The merchant denied
this , saying, “I never stole it: the thing is impossible.** '^Tiere-
upon the folk coUecced round them and beawght the one-eyed
man to giant him till the morrow, that be might give him the

«Arab. "MV," * ineMiire of wn. cK,. »tw pvcti ia The Kamii* mikei 5t=

femr muiid* betns I 3 tht pcopk attdumand b]r it (our dmea the meagre oi
a Tni-n'i two npen hnnclit^

* . till ibfti rwtorg mv cyt me. ThU ityle of prothcsla wiihotiE npododi la

Oummon ifi Arttiic nn4 ihfHiM lie im minjiBtiem, la it a^iii a tft thr il 7 !o+

Wff &jsd Iy m ili^ 2, ‘'Ami now Icar he put fortli ItaJid,” w*

Alf Layijui wa Latlak.

price of his eye. So the merchant procured one to be surety for
hiiDf and they let him go, Now hk sanc^ had been rent in the
struggle with the oac'eyed man; so he stopped at a cobbler's stall
and gave it to him, saying, “Mend it and thou shalt have of me
what shall content thee,” Then he went on, till he came to some
people sitting at play of forfeits and sat down with them, to divert
his cark and care. They invited him to play with them and he
did so; but they practised on hirn and overcoming him offered
him his choice,’ either to drink up the sea or disburse all the money
he had. “Have patience with me dU to'moirow," said he, and
they granted him the delay he sought; whereupon he went away,
sore conceniKl for what had betided him and knowing not how
he should do, and sat down in a solitary place heart-heavy, care'
full, thought^jpprcst. And behold, the old woman passed by and
seeing him thus, said to him, “Peradventure rhe townsfolk have
gotten the better of thee, for I see thee troubled at that which hath
befallen thee: recount to me what aileth thee." ^ he told her
all that had passed from first to last, and she said, “As for him
who diddled thee in the matter of the chanders'wood, thou must
know that with us it is worth ten gold pieces a pound. But I will
give thre a rede, whereby 1 trust thou shalt deliver thyself: and
it is this. to such and such a gate whereby lives a blind
Shaykh, a cnpple, who is knowing, wise as a wiaard and erpe-
rienced; and all resort to him and ask him what they require,
when he ^unscls them w'hat will be for their advantage; for he
is versed in craft* * and magic and trickery. Now he is a sharper
and the sharpers resort to him by night; therefore, I repeat, go
thou to his lodging and hide thyself from thine adversaries, so
thou mayst hear what they say, unseen of them; for he tclleth
them which party got the better and which got the worre; and
haply thou shalt learn from them some plan which may avail to

deliver thee from them ”-^And Shahrazad perceived the dawn

of day and ceased to say her permitted say.

' plsTing *r Mutihiniih, [tfcc children imongji at. It U »t» eineif “Hulctn

ir* Ri^ =DfdeT ind wHiKfli. Ttis pejwlir it fcimctKtng Tidiraloin. but here it

WM viMainiius

• ETfifr MrtlEin apifil hH * '‘Stuykh c.f the thWet" who hold* niguiar IsYfc* iiul
whrj wtli rtnttn iwTen irtKln for t ediuaderanoo: loti ihii hu tutted unce the dir* ot
Difidorta f^cuhii i* 91)+

SaKDAL'W 00I> MfiRCKANT AND THE ShaAPBRS. 20?

BQien it toas tfjr ^ix iDNnlnreti ontr iFour^

She said. It hath reached me. O auspicious King, tlat the old
woman said to the merchant, “CSo this night to that expert who
is frequented by the townsfolk and hide thine identity: haply
shalt mou hear from hint some plea, which shall deliver thee from
thine adversaries,” So he went to the place she mentioned and
hid himself albeit he cook scat near the nlind man. Before loi^,
up came the Shaykh s company who were wont to choose him
for their judge: they saluted the oldster and one another and sat
down round him, whereupon the merchant recognised his four
adversaries. The Chief set somewhat of food bdore them ^d
they ate; then each began to tell what had befallen him during
his day^ and amongst the rest came forward he of the chanders'
wood and told the Shaykh how he had bought of one man isandal
below its price, and had agreed to pay for it a Sa a or measuTe of
whatever the should desire.’ Quoth the old man, * *Thine
opponent hath the better of thee." Asked the other, “How can
that be?”: and the Shaykh answered, “What if he say,! wiU take
the measure full of gold or silver, wilt thou give it to him?'
“Yes ” replied the other, “T will give it to him and Stitt be the
gainer.” And the Shaykh answei^ “And if he say. I will take
the measure full of fieas,* half male and half female, what wdt
thou do?" So the sharper knew that he worsted. Then
forward the one^yed man and said, O Shaykh, I met
tuyday a bluc'eyed man, a stranger to the town; so I picked a
quarrel with him and caught hold of him, saying, ‘‘“Twas thou
robbedst me of my eye*; nor did 1 let him go, till some became
surety for him that he should return to me tcymorrow and satisfy
me for my eye.'* Quoth the oldster, “If he will he may have

>Thit wait tmr (hemndititHi; b<K I hAvelaftthe icii

liiCOnieqiicnCc.

*Thc tEJctt would TOdilf occur iti Errpt tho piles » »tUl * playtK ■lEhcniefc ^
SultiJi li md to lioki Itti emu-t nt Tibcria*. wi fcmn^c** fafj tfii: rogue, orherwiEr

!c wQulii betHV to nU e bttilicl with TTicipiieartfioMer \nA\a sccsrdlng
JO wme ami wm iurrodtiRtl hy icrangers. IliLi » qmie pawble. In 1163

the liF^'cr wat not found In WcBTCin wJitn t ccturucsl Ihefe in 1882

\t had ri^elover from rhf Bmii! and hfld hectme namnl^cd «n the criuttofial Afrtcu
pettbourd. The Ar»h* call nml Tbrntj^th il-bthrl thomnf ua

wUnd r«cr. fSt* Rlgrimttge L J21>

Alp Laylak wa Lavlah,

the better ot tbee aad thou the worae." “How so?” asked the
sharper; and the Chief said, “He may say to thee, Tluck out
thine eye, and 1 will pluck out one ot' mine; then we will weigh
them both, and if thme eye be of the same weight as mine, thou
sayest sooth in what thou avouchest.' So wilt thou owe him the
: and be stone blind, whilst he will still sec

So the sharper knew that the merchant

might bafEe him with such plea. Then came the cobbler; and
said, "O Shaykh, a man brought me his sandal-shoe to-day,
sajTiig, 'hfend this;' and 1 asked him, ‘What wage wilt thou give
me?‘; when be answered, ‘TIiou shalt have of me what will content
thee.' Now nothing wEl content me but alt the wealth he hath."
Quoth the oldster, “An he will, he may take his sandal from thee
and give thee nothing." “How so?" quoth the cobbler, and
cjuotn the Shaykh, "He has but to say to thee, "Ihe Sultan's
enemies are put to the rout; his foes are waxed weak and his
children and helpers are multiplied. Art thou content or no?'
If thou say, 'I am content,'^ he will take Ids saondal and go away;
and if thou say, *I am not content,' he wtU take his sandal and teat
tlw therewith over the face and neck." So the cobbler owned
himself worsted. Then came forward the gamester and said, "O
Shaykh, I played at forfeits with a man tew^y and beat him and
quoth [ to him, 'If thou drink the sea I w^ give thee ah my
we^th; and if not 1 will take all that is thine.'" Replied the
Chief, “An he will he may worst thee." "How so?" asked the
sharper, and the Shaykh answered, “He hath but to say, 'Hold
for me the rnouth of the ses in thjne Kam j ajidi give it nvg^ Etitd
I will drmk it. But thou wilt not be able to do this; so he will
bafilc thee with this plea. Whioi die merebant heard this, he
knew how it behoved hini to deal with his adversaries. Then
the sharpers left the Shaykh and the merchant returned to his
Ic^ging^ Now when morning morrow^, the gamester came to
him and summoned him to drink the sea; so he said to him,
“Hold for me its mouth and I will drink it up-“ Whereupon
he confessed himself beaten and redeemed his forfeit by paying

1 Subm^n t?Mhe und ikt liilinB* of his thtjuJil ccmecRt cve/7 Eiitttn

Bui, ai On«itil h^iciry iht: form of govicrnmenr ii 1 cemper^

hr Aad under m rule \t ^

. fiindinf MttiJ iTTWftny which duraetmeet evefy mode nf democncy
or «pii3titutionalitm« Ij. pdidcjil

Sandal'Wood Merchant and the Sharpers. 207

an hundred gold pieces. Then came the cobbler and sought of
him what should content him. Quoth the merchant, “Our lord
fho Sultan bath overcome his foes and hath destroyed his enemi^
and his children are multiplied. Art thou content or no?” “I
am concent," replied the cobbler and, giving up the shoe* without
wage, went away.' Ncitc came the onc'Cyed man and demanded
the 1^1 price of his eye. Said the merchant, “Pluck out thine
eye, and I will pluck out mine: then we will weigh them, and
if they are equal in weight, I will acknowledge thy truth,
pay thee the price of thine ^e; but, if they differ, thou liest
and 1 will sue thee for the price of mine eye.” Quoth the one*
eyed man, “Grant me time;” but the merchant answered, saying,
“J am a stranger and grant time to none, nor will 1 part from thee
till thou pay. ’ So the sharper ransomed his eye by paying him
an hundred ducats and went away, l^st of all came the bnyw"
of the chanders'wood and said. •‘Take the price of thy ware."
Ask^ the merchant, “What wilt thou give mc?"t and the other
answered, “We agreed for a Sa’a-measure of whatever thou
shouldst desire; so, if thou wilt, take it full of gold and sflvet."
“Not I," rejoined the merchant, “Not I! nothing shall a^e me
but I must have it full of fleas, half male and half female. Sud
the sharper, “I can do nothing of the kind;" and, confessing him¬
self beaten, retumed him his sandal'wood and redeemed himseif
from him with an hundred sequins, to be ofl^ bis bargain. TTteu
the merchant sold the chanders-wood at his own price and, quitting

that dty o f sharpers, returned to his own land,-And Shahiazad

perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say.

IBlim it 1085 tbe l^unhreh anh

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicious Kmg, that when the
merchant had sold his chandere-wood and had taken the money
he quieted that city and returned to his own land. Then the
Prince continued, “But this is not more wondrous dian the tale of
ybe three'year'old child.*' **^Vhat may that be? asked the ICing,
and the Prince answered, “1 have heard tell this tale of

• tive l«it bai ’’Mafltfib”-* ihoe; «lwi»hrtc "Na’jir'-a vandii!, rapwiAlly wiA

WDojcR Mk. tfl ctMKcaL Arabia, hewevtr, "Ni**!*' ntar I* » *lioe, a botacJihw Tiren.
filitr, not rim Iib« Ociivt. The Ena]. Eilit. Itn ’'Wati," affy feo(.(«ar.

The DeBducfjftf dud ths Three'Tear'Old ChiJd.

Kuowj O ICmg that a certain profli^te man, who was addicted to
the sex, once heard of a beautiful and lovely woman who dwelt to
a dty other than his own. So he journeyed thither, taking with
him a present, and wrote her a note, setting forth all that he
suffered of love-longing and desire for her and how his passion for
her had driven him to forsake his mtjt'e land and come to her;
and he ended by praying for an assignation, iJhe gave him leave
to visit her and, as he entered her abode, she stood up and received
him with all honour and worship, kissing liis hands and enter
taining him with the best entertainmmt of meat and drink. Now
she had a little son, but three years old, whom she left and busied
herself in cooking rice,* Presently the man said to her, "Come, let
us go and lie together;" but she replied, "My son is sitting looking
at us, ' Quoth the man, “He is a little child, understanding not
neither knowing how to speak," Quoth the w^oman, “Thou wouldst
not say thus, an thou knew Ids intelligence." When the boy saw
that the rice was done, he wept W'ith bitter weeping and his mother
said to him, “What gars th^ weep, O my son?" "Ladle me out
some rice,** answered he, “and put clarified butter in it.” So she
ladled him out somewhat of rice and put butter tlimin; and the
duld ate a little, then began to weep again. Quoth she, "WTrat
ails thee now, O my son?"; and quoth he, "O mother mine, I
want some sugar with my rice" Ac this said the man, who was an-
angered, “Thou art none other than a curat child.*' “Cur^t thy¬
self, by Allah," answered the boy, “seeing thou weariest thyself
and joumeyest from city to dty, in quest of aduitery. As for me;
I wept because I had somewhat in my eye, and my tears brought
it out; and now I have eaten rice wi^ butter and sugar and
iim content; so which is the curst of us twain?" The man was
confounded at this rebuke from a little child and forthright grace
entered him and he was reclaimed. Wherefore he laid not a
finger on the woman, but w-ent out from her and returned to his

i wt» s>ir Edsf. * Tmiptint for /{mt or net. Wattr-

md4^i iCTFiftl up raw cat btc ks be eaten wiih tie? Jimi men. They

fcrre (^Ksdloidr l^c^l fn keep tbe pablc clean uM cool.

Thi Stolen Purse.

009

own country, where be lived a contrite life rill he died. "As for
the story ot the hve-yearold child" (continued the Prince), "I
have heard tell, O King, the following anoic

TJic Stolen Purse.

Four merchants once owned in common a diousand gold pieces^
so they laid them mingled together m one purse and set out to
buy merchandise therewith. They liappened as they wended thdr
way on a beautiful garden; so they lelt the purse with a woman
who had care of the garden, saying to her, "Mind thi%, thou shall
not give it back save when ah four of us in person demand it of
thee." She agreed to this and they ent€3:ed and strolled awhile
about the garden'walks and ate and drank and made merry, after
which one of chein said to the others, *T have with me scented
fuller's'carth; come, let us wash our heads therewith in this
running water." Quoth another, "We lack a comb;'' and a
third, "Let ua ask the keeper; belike she hath a comb,** There¬
upon one of them arose and accosting the care-taker, said to her,
"Give me the purse.*' Said she, "Not until ye be all present or
thy fellows bid me give it thee," Then he called to his com¬
panions (who could see him but not hear him) saying, "She will
not give it me;" and they said to her, "Give it him,” thinking he
meant the comb. So she gave him the purse and he took it and
made off as fast as he could. When the three others were weary
of waiting, they went to the keeper and asked her, "Why wilt
thou not give him the comb?** Answered she, "He demanded
naught of me save the purse, and I gave not that same but with
your consent, and he went his way with it." When they heard
her wor^ they buffeted their faces and, laying hands upon her,
said, **We authorized thee only to give him the comb;” and she
rejoined, “He named not a comb to me." Then they seized her
and haled her before the Kazi, to whom they related their claim
and he condemned her to make good the purse and bound over

sundry of her debtors to answer for her.-^And Shahrazad

perceived the dawn of day and ceased to say her permitted
say.

VOT, VT.

210

Alp Layuvm wa Layxail

Klljfn it teog ^Titreb nnti BW,

SHb said. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the Kaa
condemned the carc'cakcr tcwnake good the purse and bound over
sundry of her debtors to answer for her. So she went forth,
confoundf^ and knowing not her way out of the diiBculty. Pre*
gently she met a five-year-oid boy who, seeing her troubl^ said
to her, “What ails thee, O my mother?" But she gave him no
answer, contemning him because of his tender age, and he
repeated his question a second time and a third time till, at
last, she told hhri all that had passed,* not forgetting the condition
that she was to keep the purge until all four had demanded
it of her. Said the boy, "Give me a dirham to buy sweet'
meats withal and 1 will thee how thou tnayst acquit thyself."
So she gave him a silver and said to him, "What hast thou to
say?" Quoth he, “Return to the Kazi, and say to him. It was
agreed between myscl/ and them that I should not give them the
purse, excqst all four of them were present. Let them all four
come and I will give them the purse, as was agreed." So she
went back to the Kaii and said to him as the boy had counselled;
and he asked the merchants, "Was it thus agr^ between you
and this woman?"; and they answered, “Yes." Quoth the Kazi*
‘■'Then bring me your comrade and take the purse." So they
went m quest of their fellow, whilst the keeper came oil scot-free
and went her way without let or hindr^ce. And Allah is
Omniscient!' When the King and his Wazir and those present

^ TTic Ccif (Jifi wholt Acoiy of^ igdin^Tnarc thjui Eiirapan patience esn bear,

> Thi: uHLii ro?Tq.LjJ« vhcii ixUing in impmbi^tr But hm It it hfirdly ulkd IWt
the tuncaToty iqt\d {cm w>cBfe au^horir^) of ihc Aicwifc^ Three Gridcri and Aitomef*
General Niy Juno U. IJ77-IW+) when ire yean did Ijown. As^at, Soc-

aciuL !280}. Tht aaihi! feit had been eredired ro Tho^iu Ltml Chmecdlor La A.D*

1 f40-1fcl7 (DtalincTB, Bjcgrapluqal t>icTwn(try ™u B«e the story^ hid almid^r

fciyad IT* w*r into ifie popukf J^Jncjidki «ich u *Tak* leid Quidt Aoiwrin, vttf Merf
an4 Plcfwint to Rede” (1530); of Dovcr^i Qaeat of Inqiirric for the boole of »I1

Ftwio'* tinder fhr title Fodc of SVaiehtiter^^^ and in and Encer-

iiicung Eiplcits of Geori^ Buthatun^ ockfamunly culled die King'* Foot." The bukef-
tPBrd Rogen fm Irijjr) wai wld i aimilar start coacetrung i widow of ihe l^mberuni
hrcjyse centiuTl. Tlionsa» ^'nKht (I ntfr^uciicn Co I he Ser«i Sage*) wy i he had irt«
the tak jn Latin ccncuri«5 end m rajiant in the '^tatreius Conret k rirc

{Anaitcrdoiti (737)^ nndcr the otle ^'Jugenicnt Suhtil du Due d'Os&onc oontre DcdS

m the assembly heard the Prince's words they said to his father,
*'0 our lord the King» in very sooth thy son is the mc^ accom-
plished oian of his time;” and they called down blessings uj^
the King and the Prince, Then the King strained son to his
bosom and kissed him between the eyes and qu^oned hm of
what had passed between the favourite and himself; ^d the
Prince swans to him, by Almighty Allah and by o y

Prophet that it was she who had required him of love he

reused, adding, “Moreover, she promised me that she ^uld give
th e^ poison to drink and kill ^ee, so should the kmgsi^ be
mine; whereupon I waxed wroth and signed to h^, O
curs^ one, whenas I can speak I wdll requite theel 5o she

feared me and did what she did" The King believed his vrords

and sending for the favourite said to those present, “How shall ^
put this damsel to death?" Some counselled him to cut out her
tongue and other some to bum it with fine; but, when she came
before the King, she said to him, “My case with thee is like unto
naught save the tale of the fax and the folk. How so? asked
he; and she said, *T have heard, O King, tell a

Story of the Fox mid the Fol^- *

A pox once made his way into a city by tbc wall and, entmng a
currifir's stors^housCi pl^ycci h^voc with eU ihtinein End spoiled th^

Mwchwia*-" 1 b oriipB it ffycntly ihe old SindibW-nanah rraniliitcd from Syr,^ low
Creek (“SyndpB*,'' xi«> antury): lom Hebrew (Mlohli Sasdobar eentu^) taA inm
ike Attbiln i«o M C=stil!«. "Uhro do lo. Eftgwnn^ ct ^^y«wnto*

Mueefe*" (AJ). 12S51, ^bfroof ■ tmotlxriofl h append^ » ^r*3«r
"Rieemhe in wmc wl Uhw S Sindibud.” by Mr- H- C Cwte ^ the Folk-1^

Sodetj. TIi« PcmJmji metrlciJ fonn (i« elwWiMw rfOTc rnuch older) front J J75,
»d Bwve tiee W 4 . hoK of inomtiooi loch n* ilroTtirkijh the Fo^ \W the

"K-thi Mnnj-ri." whertfourperoodicortend* pw»e Seeoto^Wtn »
“PertJiiH Moattihee,” No. vi, of "Plrawns S(iirie#| wd Mr. aorwpm i paper. 'ntlM
In the Tftnrr. Ml »!k ^t«n f^ of Cirem. e Enfxntt

Tcrtibk*;''* ahowinfi tht pwEictt»tij pnMtiiy for whirb lome duMren (inimie ptiencMnem,
cdcolMCing boys, etc. tic 3 Nave b«n ftmoiit, ^ ^ i , -

1 From thV^. Edit- *15. SSI , The S*1*b « Aba Hoex?« (Fnthw pf the F^lrt) I*
the fei, in Muwceo Akklb; Ttdib Yi«tf «nd Wa'^ w the j«*»L Arete h*ee mc
prew^od ’'Intel** from the Heh. Shu'el end Fo«J«i Sheghfl fiwtStepil) i* the Ror- htr.
Tmtratn mwnforms hie retulort (Nflt- Hiei. p. 85.)

Alp Laylah wa Laylah.

skins for the owner. Om day, the currier set a trap for him and
taking him^ beat him with the hide&i tdl he fell down sensdess^
whereupon the roan deeming him to be dead, cast him out into
the road by the dty'gate. Presently, an old woman who was
by, ^eing the fox said, "This is a fox whose eye. hung
about a child s neck, is salutary against weeping," So she pluckt
out his tight eye and went away. Then passed a boy, who said.

Wh^ does this tail on this fo5t?*‘; and cut off his brush. After
a while, up came a man and saying, **Thi 9 is a fox whose gall
clcareth away film dimness from the eyes, if they be anointed
wcre^th like kohl, took out his knife to slit up the fox's paunch.
But Reynard said in lumself, *We bore with the plucking out of
the eye mid the cutting off of the tad; but, as for the sUtting of
the paunch, there is no putting up with that!" So saying, he
sp^g up and made off through the gate of the city, hardly
belii£vitig in bis escape* Quoth the King, eDtcusc her. End in
my son’s hands be her doom. If he will, let him torture her, and
if be will, let him kill her." Quoth the Prince, "Pardon is better
ton vengeance and mercy is of the quality of the noble;" and
gie King r^^ " 'Tis for thee to dedde. O my son/’ So the
Prm^ set her free, Eaying, "Depart from our neighbourhood and
Allah pydon what is past!" Therewith the King rose from his
throne of ^te and seating his son thereon, crowned him with his
crown and bade the Grandees of his realm swear fealty and com'
manded them do homage to him. And he said, "O folk, indeed,

I am stricken in years and desire to withdraw apart and devote
myself only to the sei^'ice of my Lord; and i call you to witness
that di^ myself of the kingly dignity, even as J have divested
m^f of my crown and set it on my son's head." So the troops
and officers swore fealty ro the Prince, and his father gave himself
up to the worsWp of his Lord nor stinted from this, whilst his son
abode m his kingship, doing justice and righreousnes: and bis
power magnified and his sultanate strengthened and he abode
m all delight and solace of hfe, till there came to him the Cer¬
tainty.

Jui}Aii AND MIS Brethren.

ai3

judar‘ and his brethren.

There was once a man and a merchant named Omar and be bad
for issue three sons, the eldest caUed Salim, the youngest Judar,
and the cadet Salim. He reared them all till they came to mans
but the youngest he loved than his brothers, wbo^
seeing waxed jealous of Jucbr and hatsd him. Now when
their father, who was a man shotten in years, aw that his two
eldest sons hated their brother, he feared lest after his death
trouble should befal him from them. So he assembled a com-
pany of his kinsfolk, together with divers men of learning and
propertV'distributors of the KaiTs court, and bidding bring all ha
monies and cloth, said to them, “O folk, divide ye this money and
Stuff into four portions according to the law/' They
he gave one part to each of his sons and fc^t xht fourth hiroselr,
saying 'This was my good and I have divided it among them in
my lifetime; and this that I have kept shall be for my wife, th^
mother^ wherewithal to provide for her subsistence whenas she
shall be'a widow.”——And Shahramd perceived the dawn of day
and ceased saying her permitted say.

fHfjcn it teas tfje ^ix SjunUteh anh frehent!)

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the
merchant had divided his money and stuff into four portions, he
said. “This share shall be for my wife, their mother, whcrcMothd
to provi^ for her subsistence whenas she shall be a widow.’ A
litUe while after this he died, and neither of the two elder bit^heis
wascontent with Iiis share,* * but sought more of Judar, saying. Our
father's wealth is in thy hands. So he appealed to the judge^
and the Moslems who had been present at the partition came^aim
bore witnessof that which they knew, wherefore the judge forbade

»T»ie Mmv b «lil mi dawcJ AwKetln Aftwc ihe yviittB Araaion wm
J uaar >n public (Swr of Jjiyd< «nd KMMV Tt Ujbf. m will be t^nyme
qnirtcT la Cmk, mi mtn oftca «JJd »f«r nd» placet, AUJu^T the Sik
i-Jubo In DtiBtKM*. Tbe elonr 1* ete^naly tnd dwitfle thoundi ca Cmftnc

*nIgari«F»»; rtpedally in the Ecetl. Edit- it. 3M._ _j ’ii

' H«d the merchant left tiii pto pe rty to be (Tmcied aftte hit dea th and out made a will
the widow would haw hu! oaly on6«ighth iMtcad of a fewrtlu

Alf Laylak va Latlah*

ai 4

them fmm one anothei; but Judar and his brothe;^ wasted much
money in bribes to him. Alter this, the twain leit him awhile;
presently, however, they began again to plot against him and he
appealed a second time to the magistrate, who once more decided
in his favo^; but ail three lost much money which went to the
judges. Nevertheless Sdl^ and Salim forbore not to seek his
hurt and to carry the case from court to court,* * he and d^cy losing
rill they had given all their for food to the oppressors and
they became poor, all three. Then the two elder bmehens went to
their mother and flouted her and beat her, and seizing her money
drave her away. So she betook herself go her son Judar and told
him how- his brothers had dealt with her and fell to cursing the
twain. Said he, "O my mother, do not curse them, for Allah will
requite each of them according to his deed. But, O mother mine,
see, 1 am become poor, and so are my brethren, for strife occa-
sioneth loss ruin'rife, and we have striven amain, and fought, 1 and
they, before the judges, and it hath p rob red us naught: nay, wc
have wasted all our father left us and are disgraced among the folk
by reison of our testimony one against other. Shall I then con¬
tend with them anew on thine acccFunt and shall we app^ to the
judges? This may not bel Rather do thou take up thine abode
with me, and the scone I cat I will share with thee. Do thou pray
for me and Allah will give me the means of thine alimony. Leave
them to receive of the Almighty the recompense of their deed,
and console thyself with the saying of the poet who said,

■If a fool oppress ttne hear patiently; • And from Time cipevt thy levaure
t o see: ^

Shun tyraimj'; for if momit oppressed * A mount, 'tssould be slunered bv
tymuty.

And he s^thed and comforted her dll she consented and took up
her dwelling with him. Then he gat him a net and went a'£shing
every day in the river or the banks about Bulak and old or
some other place in which thena was water; and one day he would
cam ten coppers,* another twenty and another thirty, which he

’ lit "frcBi tyriJii » tjmtr U W offifUJ » officLJ, AtZaLunah, the
or popuixr pnrknre.

• The ;» on] ml in ihr tvft Init it U mdtndT tht "Nuif - « halfKiirhMa Line

fili. 13SJ, th» the ajptit h wmth t^O b thi* talc, thinlu that it nu written

far tnpJed f) tfter the Owamli Cunqtwst of tlgypt tlnfcrTtuiutely he r ^ ri" r all the
pcnCKl whm the valu4 id tbc smaD ciuo^ f^i lo tow.

JUUAR AND BrETHKIH.

aij

spoil upon hi5 mother and hitmeU, and the/ ate well and drank
well. But, as for his brothers, they plied no craft and neither sold
nor bought; misery and niin and overwhelming calamity entered
chdr bouses and they wasted that which the)’ had taken from their
mother and became of the wretched naked beggars. So at times
they would come to their mother, humbline; themselves before
her exceedingly and complaining to her of hunger; and she (a
mother s heart being pitiful) w'ould give them some mouldy, sour'
smdling bread or, if there were any meat cooked the day before,
she would say to them, “Eat it quick and go ere your brother
come; for ''cwould be grievous to liim and he would liarden his
heart against me, and ye would disgrace me with him." So they
would eat in haste and go. One day among days they came ia to
thdr mother, and she sec cooked meat and bread befeve them. As
they were eadng, behold, in came thdr brother judar, at whose
sight the parent was put to shame and confusion, fearing lest he
should be wroth with her; and she bowed her face ca^wards
abashed before her son. But he smiled in thdr faces, saying,
“Welcome, O my brothersl A blessed day?* How comes it
that ye visit me blessed day?’*' Then he embraced them both
and entreated them lovingly, saying to them, *'I thought not that
ye would have left me desolate % your absence nor that ye wrould
have forborne to come and vtait me and your mother." ^d they,
“By Allah, O our brother, we longed sore far thee and naught
withheld us but abashment because of what hefel between us and
thee; but indeed we have reputed much. 'Twas Satan's domg.
the curse of Allah the Most High be upon him! And now we

have no blessing but thyself and ourmother."-^And Shahia^ad

perceived the tbwn of day and ceased to say her permitted say.

Sll;rn if tfie ^ix ^utibtth atib figfith

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when Judar
entered his place and saw' his brothers, he welcomed them both,
saying, “And I have no ble^ing but you twain." And his mother
exclaimed, “Allah whiten thy face, and increase thy prosperity, for
thou art the most generous of m aU. O my son!" Then he said
“Welcome to you lx>tht Abide with me: for the Lord is bounci''

1 Ai^b. amn tnubirdk 1*^ ilin ■ papuliLr

Aif Layljim wa Latmh.

ful and good abountktb with me," So he made peace with th^
and they supped and nighted with him; and next mot^g, after
tW had broken their fast, Judar shouldered his net and went ou^
misting in The Opener' whilst the two others dso went forth and
were absent till midday, when they returned and thar mother set
the nomi'meal before them. At nightfall Judar came home, bear¬
ing meat and greens, and they abode on this wise a month s spa^
Ji^lax catching 6sh and selling it and sending thi^ price on his
mother and his brothers, and these eating and froUckmg till, <me
day, it chanced he went down to the river-bank and rawing tos
net. brought it up empty. He c^t it a second time, but a^ it
came up empty and he said in himself, No m this pl^.
So he removed to another and threw the net there, but without
avad. And he ceased not to remove from place »
fall, but caught nota single sprat* and said to hin^If, ^ ondm^l
Hath the fish fled the river or what?" Then he shomdered toe
net and made for home, chagrined, concerned, feeling for his
mothi^r and brothers and knowing not how he should feed
that night- Presently, he came to a baker's oven and saw' the folk
crowding for bread, with silver in their hands, whilst the haker
took no note of them. So be stood there sighing, and the bakCT
said to him, "Welcome to thee, O Judar! Dost ^u want bread.
But he was silent and the baker continued, An thou haw no
dirhams, take thy sufficiency and thou sholt get credit." & Jud^
said, "Give me ten coppers' worth of bread and take this net in
pledge." Rejoined the baker, “Nay, my poor fellow, the net is
thy gate of earning thy livelihood, and if I take it from thee, 1
shall close up against thee the door of thy subsistence. Take thee
ten Nusfs' worth of bread and take these other ten, and to-monow
bring me fish for the twenty. On my head and^eyes be it!
quoth Judar and took the bread and money saying, ‘Tomorrow
the Lord will dispel the trouble of my case and will provide me
the means of acquittance." Then he bought meat and vegetable
and carried them home to his mother, who cooked them and they
supped and went to bed. Next morning he arc^ at daybreak
and took the net, and his mother said to him, "Sit down and

‘ ij. of th? itoor of diily brtBd

».'irtb. “SJfah.” » inull fith dtffen-ntly d»mlted fDe S*cy, "Riljtirtit de I'Eot™ P"'
Abd.*ll*tif," pp. 27S-2i3 : La"*, Nq^hii iit Z34). It i* iwt fcmid la Soiwuas * Iwt

317

JUDAR AND atfi Be£TZIR£N.

break thy last." But he Gaid, **Do thou and my biDthers break'
fast," and went down to the river about Bulak where he ceased
not to cast once, twice, thrice; and to shift about all day, without
aught facing to Kim, rill the hour of mid'aftenioon prayer, when
he shouldered his net and went away sore dejected. His way led
him perforce by the booth of the baker who, when he saw him,
counted out to him the loaves and the money, saying, *'Come,
talre it and go; an it be not tfKlay, ‘twill be to-morrow.” Judar
would have excused himself, hut the baker said to him, "Gol
There needeth no excuse: an thou had netted aught, it would be
with thee; so seeing thee empty-handed, i knew thou hadst
gotten naught; and if tO'inonow thou have no bcttei: luck, come
and bread and be not abashed, for 1 will give thee credit."
So Judar took the bread and money and went home. On the
third day also he sallied forth and fi^cd from tank to tank until
the rirnig of aftemoon'piaycr, but caught nothing; so he went to
the baker and took the bread and silver as usual. On this wise
he did seven days r unnin g, till he became disheartened and said
in himself, ‘To-^y I go to the Lake Karun."^ So he went thither
and was about to cast his net, when there came up to him unaw-ares
a Maghrab], a Moor, dad in splendid attire and riding a she-mule
with a pair of gold-embroidered saddle-bags on her back and ail
licr trappings also orftayed. The Moor alighted and said to him,
“Peace ^ upon thee, O Judar, O son of Omari" "And on ch^
likewise be peace, O my lord the pilgtiml" replied the fisbennan.
Quoth the Magh^bi, “O Judar, I Imve need of thee and, given
thou obey me, thou shale get great good and shalt be my com¬
panion and manage my affairs for me.*‘ Quoth Judar, "O my
lord, tell me what is in thy mind and f will obey thee, without
dirnaur." Said the Moor, "Repeat the Fatihah, the Opening
Chapter of the Koran."“ So he recited it with him and the Moor
bringing out a silken cord, said to Judar, "Pinion my elbows
Isehind me with this cord, as fast as fast can be, and cast me into
the lake; then wait a bnle while; and, if thou see me put forth
my hands above the water, ntising them high ere my body show.

»A urilt vif lakclcr in ihc sotichtTR p»rii esf Cvtq, ngo Uhd up; Vcm
k irthfirited thif ntftnt iJit ciil Oiaran^t Lakz Mcinphi*^ &vcf whiiJi

makJtig xht iEframcm ■■ Iciiid of cnvcnHrit; tt Ctibolici mnild ndte

m Pater Of an Awe

Alt Laylah wa Lavlah.

cast thy net over me and drag me out in haste; but if thou see
me come up feet foremost, then kriow chat 1 am dead} in which
case do thou leave me and take the mule and saddle-bags and
cany them to the merchants' bazar, where thou wtk iind a Jew
by name Shamayah, Give him the mule and he will give thee an
hundred dinara, which do thou take and go thy ways and keep
matter secret with alt secrecy." So Juuar tied his arms tightly
behind his back and he kept saying, "Tie tighter." Then said he,
"Push me till I fall into the lake:" so he pushed him in and he
sank. Judar stood waiting some time till, behold, the Moor s feet
appeared above the water, whereupon he knew that he was dead.
So he left him and drove the mule to the bazar, where scat^ on a
stool at the door of his storehouse he saw the Jew who spying the
mule, cried, "In very sooth the man hath perished," adding, “and
naught undid hi^ but covetise." Then be took the mule from
Judar and gave him an hundred dinars, charging him to keep the
matter secret. So Judar went and bought what bread he nemKl,
saying to ch^ baker, “Take this gold piece I”; and the man
summed op what was due to him and said, 'T stil owe thee two

days’ bread"-.i^nd Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and

ceased saying her permitted say.

SSJjcn jl tnas JBimbrtb anh

She continued. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Jud^,
when the baker after surammg up w’hat was due to him said, “I
still owe thee two ctiys* bread," replied, "Good," and went on to
the butcher, to whom he gave a gold piece and took meat, saying,
“Keep the rest of the dinar on account" Then he bought ve^-
ablcs and going home, found his brothers importuning their mother
for victual, whilst she cried, '*Have patience till your brother come
home, for I have naught," So he went in to them and said, “Take
and eat;" and they fdl on the food like cannibals. Then he gave
his mother the test of his gold saying, "If my brothers cr^me to
thee, give them wherewithal to buy food and eat in my absence.'
He sl^t well that night and next morning he took his net and
going down to Lake Karon stood there and was about to cast his
net, when behold, there came up to hmi a .‘econd Maghribi. riding
on a she-mule more handsomely accoutred than he of the day
before and having with him a pair of saddle-bags of vrhich each

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pocket contained a casket, “Peace fae with thee. O Judarf' said
the Moor; “And with thee be peace, O my loiid, the pilgrimi"
replied Jodar, Asked the Moor, "Did there come to thes yester¬
day a Moor lidtng on a mule like this of mine?" Hereat Judar
was alarmed and answered, "1 saw none," fearing lest the other
say, "Whither went he?" and if he repli^ *‘lie was drowned in
the late," that haply he should charge him with having drowned
him; wherefore he could not but deny. Rejoined the Moor,
“Harkyc, O unhappy!' this was my brother, who is gone before
me." Judar persisted, "1 know naught of him." Then the Moor
enquired, "Didst thou not bind his arms behind him and throw
him into the lake, and did he not say to thee. If my hands ap¬
pear above the water first, cast thy net over me and drag me out in
haste; hut, if my feet show first, know that I am deid and carry
the mule to the Jew Shamayah, who shall give thee an hundred
dinars?'" Quoth Judar, "Since thou knowest alt this why and
wherefore dost thou question me?"; and quoth the Moor, “f
would have thee do with roe as thou didst with my brother."
Then he gave him a silken cord, saying, “Bind my hands behind
me and throw me in, and if I fare as did my brother, take the
mule to the Jew and he w*ill give thee other hundred dinars."
Said Judar. '‘Come on;" so he came and he bound him and
pushed him into the lake, where he sank. Then Judar sat watch¬
ing and after awhile, his feet appeared above the w’ater and the
fisher said, "He is dead and damned! Inshallah, may hlaghnbis
come to me e\Try day, and I will pinion them and push them in
and they shall die; and I wiH content me with an hundred dinars
for each dead man." Then he took die mule to the Jew, who
seeing him asked, “The other is dcadr* Answered Judar, “May
thy head live!"; and the Jew said, "This is the reward of the
covetous!" Then he took the mule and gave Judar an hundred
dinars, with which he returned to his mo&er* "O my son, said
she, “whence hast thou this?" So he told her, and she said, * Go
not again to Lake Karun, indeed I ftar for th«: from the Moore,"
Said he, “O my mother, I do but ca-st them in by their own wish,
and what am I to do? This craft bringeth me ait hundred dinars
a day and I return speedily: wherefore, by Allah, 1 will not leave

TAfnb. pocr drtil; meiqTdn, Jtindiirm, wwdi cwiUndy dcnTtnl fwm

dte

Ajj* Laylak wa Laylak.

^00

going to Lake Karun, till the trace of th^ Magharibah* is cut off
and not one of them is left." So. on the morrow which ^ the
thiixl day, he went down to the lake and stood there, till the^
came up a durd Moor, riding on a mule with saddle-bags and sdll
more richly accoutred than the hist two, who said to him, Peace
be with thee, O Judar, O son of Omart" And the fisherman
saying in hunself, hlow comes it that they all know me?
returned his salute. Asked the Maghnbi, Have any Moors
passed by here?" "Two" answered Judar. "Whither went
they?" enquired the Moor, and Judar replied, “1 pinioned their
hands behind thpm and cast them into the late, wh^e they were
drowned, and the same fate is in store for thee" The Moot
laughed and rejoined, saying, "O unhappy! every life hath its
term appointed.” Then he alighted and gave the fisherman
silken cord, saying, "Do with me, O Judar, as thou didst with
them." Said Judar, "Put thy hands behind thy back, that I may
pinion thee, for I am in h^te, and time flies.” So he put his
hands behind him and Judar tied him up and cast him in. Then
he waited awhile j presently the Moor thrust both hands forth of
the water and called out to him, saying, “Ho, good fellow, cast
out thy net!” So Judar threw the net over him and drew him
ashore, and lo! in each hand he held a fish as red as ooraL Quoth
the Moor, "Bring me the two caskets that are in the saddle-hags."
So Judar brought them and opened them to him, and he laid in
each cadtet a fish and shut them up. Then he pressed Judar to
his bosom and kissed him on the right cheek and the left, saying,
"Allah save thee from all stress! By the Almighty, hadst thou
not cast the net o^^er me and pulled me out, I should have kept
hold of these two fishes till I sank and was drowned, for 1 comd
not get ashore of myself.” Quoth Judar, "O my lord the pilgrim,
Allah upon thee, tell me the true history of the two drowned men

and the truth anent these two fishes and the Jew."-And Shah-

raiad perceived the dawn of day and ceased to say her permitted
say.

^ PliiT. of hriW^ m VVewem fnao, a Moor, 1 ilreadv the imrd

the Lai^ (mm bp-nir un^le to TvraominK iKe ChaTrt

for gh fike tht madern Cnircnts) would turr] ti mta n.’’ They are niMtlT iht

M^liSd sclml ffbe which kc Sile) utd m fftmcim m nm^ciani toil
AmivruE^at the t^icc of the litc Amir Abd nl-lkEdit, who [ived mmy -v^^n uid died In
Dtmatcui, 1 fbuTid fTFcnf nicit profovudlf versed in Etficrn tplnlutditni ind occ^thoiL

JUCAK AND tllS BkETHKKN.

^ai

filiien il bKU @tintiteb niib lE^eutti

Shp continued^ It haih reached me, O auspicious King, that whoi
Judar asked the MaghrJbi, saying, “Prithee tell roe btst of the
drowned men," the Magbribi answered, “Know, O Judar, i^t
these drowned men were my two brothers, by name Abd al'Saiam
and Abd al'AhaJ, My own name is Abd al'Samad, and the Jew
is our brother; bis name is Abd al-Rahim and he is no Jew,
but a true bebever of the Maliki school. Our father, whose name
was Abd al'Wadud,'^ caught us magic and the art of solving
mysteries and bringing boards to light, and we applied ourselves
thereto, till wt compelled the Iftits and Marids of the Jmn to do
us service. By-and'by, our sire died and kft us much wealth, and
we divided amongst us bis treasures and talisitians, dll we came to
the bwks, when we fell out over a volume called ‘The Fables
of the Ancients,' whose like is not in the world, nor can its price
be paid of any, nor is its value to be evened with gold and jewels;
for in it are particulars of ail the hidden hoards o^ the earth and
the solution of every secret. Our father w-as wont to make use of
this b^k, of which we had some sroaK matter by heat^ and each
of us desired to possess it, that he mieht acquaint himself with
what was therein, I'low when wc fell out there was in our com.''
pany an old man by name Cohen AhAbtan,* * who had reared our
sire and taught him divination and grunarye, and he said to us,
‘Bring me the booL' So we gave it him and he continued, ‘Ye
are my son's sons, and it may not be that I should wrong any of
you. So whoso is minded to have the volume, let him address
himself to achieve the treasure of AhShamardal* and bring me the
celestial planisphere and the Kohl'phial and the seal'ring and ^e
sword. For the ring hath a Marid that serveth it called Al-Ra'ad
and whoso hath possession thereof, ndther King nor
Sultan may prevail against him; and if he will, he may therewith
make himsefif master of the earth, in all the length and breadth
thereof. As for the brand, if its bearer draw it and brandish tt

* The aix refpertivHy^ Slirr of the Salta tfan: rt/ the One fGwf J i of the p Temati,
nf the Cotnp*i^nr»te e 9Tid cJ" itir LDving.

1 U. "the mnit profound"; thr twr ii that of ‘‘Wirinl," e jrnotric, h reprobate,

* t-f the Till One.

* The <mirf pejiliiaff jpT bfeekitif: Tkurtdef.

Alp Laylah wa Laylak*

againstan army, the army will be put to the rout; and if he say the
while, ‘Slay yonder host,' thrae will come forth of chat sword
bghtning and £re, chat will kill the whole many. As for the
planisphere, its possessor hath only to turn its face toward any
country, east or west, with whose sight he hath a mind to solace
himself, and therein h£ will see that coim^ and its people, as they
were between bis hands and he sitting in his place; and if he be
wroth with a city and have a mind to bum it, he hath but to face
the planisphere towards the sun s disc, saying, 'Let such a city be
burnt/ and that aty will be consumed with foe. As for the Kohl-
phial, whoso pcncilkth his eyes therefrom, he shall espy all the
treasures of the earth. And I make this conation with you w'hich
is that whoso faileth to hit upon the hoards shall forfeit his right;
and that none save he who shall achieve the treasure and bring
me the four pr^ious things which be therein shall have any claim
to take this book.' So we all i^recd to this condition, and he
continued, 'O my sons, know tliat the treasure of Al'‘Shamardal
is under the commandment of the sons of the Red King, and your
father told me that he had himself essayed to open the treasure,
but could not; for the sons of the Red King &ed from him into
the land of Egypt and took refuge in a lake there, called Lake
Karun, whither he pursued them, but could not prevail over them,
by reason of their stealing into that lake, which was guarded by a

spell,' ”-^And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased

saying her permitted say.

{{U)tn tf the l^uiVbFtb anb Slebentb

She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the
Cohen AbAbtan had told the youths this much, he continued his
tale as follows, "So your father returned empty'handed and
unable to win to his wish; and after failing he complained to me
of hjs tU'SUcccss, whereupon I drew him an a?)tmIogical figure
and found that the treasure could be achieved only by means of a
young fisherman of Cairo, higbt Judar bin Omar, the pfocc of
foregathering wnth whom was at Lake Kamn. for that he should
be the means of capturing the sons of the Red King and that: the
charm would not fcc dissolved, save if he should bind the hands of
the treasure'seekerbehind him and cast him in to the lake, there to do
batde with the sons of the Red King. And lie whose lot it was to

Jut>AH AND Kis

succeed would lay hands upon theta; but^ if it w^ere not destined
to him he should pedsh and his foet appear ahen'e \vater. As
for him who was successful, his hands would show fim, whereupon
it behoved that Judar should cast the net over him and draw him
ashore." Now quoth my brothers Abd ai'Solant and Abd ah
Abaci, “We will wend and make trial, although we pen'^:" and
quoth I, “And 1 also will go;*' but my brother Abd aJ'Rahim (he
whom thou sawest in the habit of a Jew) said, “I have no mind to
this." Thereupon w’e agreed with him that be should repair to
Cairo in the disguise of a Jewish merchant, so that, if one of us
perished in the lake, he might take his mule and saddk'bags and
^ve the bearer an hundred dinars. The first that came to thee
the sons of the Red King slew, and so did they with my second
brother; but against me they could not prevail and I laid hands t>n
them. Cried Judar, “And where is thy catch?" Asked the
Moor, “Didst thou not see me shut them in the caskets?" "Those
were fishes," said Judar. “Nay,” answered the h^faghiibi, “they
are Ifrics in the guise of fish. But, O Judar," continued be, "thou
must know' that the treasure can be opened only by thy means: so
say, w'ilt thou do my bidding and go with me to the city Fex and
Mequinca’ w'bere we will open the treasure?; and after E will give
thee what thou wilt and thou shall ever be my brother in the bond
of Allah and return to thy farafiy with a joyful heart." Said
Judar, “O my lord the pilgrim, I have on my neck a mother and

two brothers,”-And Shahr^d perceived the dawn of day and

ceased to say her permitted say.

SBfim ft biui &ix anb

She continued. It hath reached me, O auspidous King, that Judar
said to the Maghribi, “I have cm my neck a mother and two
brothers, whose provider I am; and if E go with thee, who shall
give them bread to eat?" Replied the Moor, “This is an idle
excuse! if it E« but a matter of expenditure, E will give thee a

^ Arab. und Mlknia^ the writer evtdemJji* tc^psr^ ^ one atfr

ntconi ft hatcli:ct^ ftcni tht tradidon of orte hAvin^ been faemd, la^ Ihn

the bwe vtidtr fhr fbuTMtitr IdrJi bin bSrti fA.n. His swnnl wii pliifcd on
ihe pEnn^LcSc tk>e' mlnAi^t buILi by dit Tmini Abu AKmid ben Aha Bukr entlosed lit Jl
Eoldcn «itti pcarff ffitd prenoua stdRet Ffam tic fucml pn^nundtriifm

h d«i™i tlic rel c:ip of chs atfsicf (lee Ihn 230 ).

A i f Laylah wa Laylah.

thousand ducats tor thy mother, wherewith she may provide her-
self till thou come back: and indeed thou shalt return before the
end of four months," So when Judar lieard mendon of the
thousand dinars, he said, "Here with them, 0 Pilgrim, and I am
thy man;” and the Moor, palling out the money, gave it to him,
whereupon he carried it to his mother and told her whai had
passed between them, saying, “Take these thousand dinars and
expend of them upon thysdi and my brothers, wiiilsi 1 |ourney to
Marocco with the Moor, for I shall be absent four montj^ and
great good will betide me; so bless me, O my mothcrl An'
swered she, "O my son, thou desolatest me and i fe^ for thee "
*'0 my mother," rejoined he, ""no harm can befal him who is in
Allah's keeping, and the Maghribi is a man of worth;" and he
went on to praise his condition to her. Quoth she, * Allah indine
his heart to thee! Go with him, O roy son; peradventure, he will
give thee somewhat.** So he took leave of his mother and rejoined
the Moor Abd al-Samad, who asked him, "Hast thou consulted
thy mother?" "Yes,” answered Judar; "and she blessed me,
"Then mount behind me," said the Maghribi. So Judar mounted
the mule’s crupper and they code on from noon till the time of
mid'aftemoon prayer, when the fisherman was ^-hungered; but
seeing no victual with the Moor, aid to him, “0 my lord the
pilgrim, belike thou hast forgotten to bring us aught to eat by the
way?" Asked the Moor, "Art thou hungry?" and Judar an'
swered, “Yes.” So Abd abSamad alighted and made Judar alight
and take down the saddle-bagsh then he said to him, “What
thou have, O my brother?” "Anything." “Allah upon^ ch^,
tell me what thou hast a mind to.” “Bread and cheese." “O
my poor fellow! bread and cheese besit thee not; wish for some*
thing good,” "Just now everything is good to me." “Dost thou
like nice browned chicken?” "Yes!" "Dost thou like rice and
honey?” “Yes!" And the Moor went on to ask him if he liked
this dish and that dish till he had named four'and'twenty kinds of
meats: and Judar thought to himself, “He must be daft! Where
are all these dainties to come from, seeing he hath neither cook
nor kitchen? But I'll say to him. ’Tis enough!*” So he cried,
"That will do; thou makesr me long for all these meats, and 1
see nothing," Quoch the Moor, "Thou art wdoome, O Judar!"
and, putting his hand into the saddls'bags, pulled out a golden

■ A«b. "^ALKhuti/^ ihr Spin. Lat Alforjai-

JxniAJl AND HIS BiLETHIlBN. Ilf

Hjjih containing two hot browned chickens. Then be thiusc his
hand a second time and drew out a golden dish, full of kabobs*;
nor did he stint taking out dishes from saddlc'bags. till be bad
brought forth the whole of the foux^and'twency kinds he had
nam^, whilst Judur looked on. Then said the Moor, *'Tall to,
poor fellow!'', and Judar said to him. "O my lord, thou earnest m
yonder saddlc'bags kitchen and kitcheners!" The Moor laughed
and replied, "These are magical saxldle^bags and have a servant,
who would bring us a thousand dishes an hour, if we called for
them." Quoth Judar, *’By Allah, a meat thing in saddle'hagsi"
Then they ate their fill and threw away what was left; after which
the Moor replaced the empty dishes in the saddlc'bags and putting
in his hand, drew out an ewer. They drank and making the
Wutu'ablution, prayed the mid'aftemoon prayer; after w*hich Abd
al'Samad replaced the ewer and the two caskets in the saddle'
bags and throwing than over the mule's back, mounted and cried,
‘■‘Up with thee and let us be off," presently adding, "O Judar,
knowest thou how far we have come since we left Giiro?” “Not
I, by Allah," rephed he, and Abd al'Samad, "\Vc have come a
whole month's journey." Asked Judar, “And how ts that?"; and
the Moor answered, “Know, O Judar, that this mule under us is a
Man'd of the Jinn who e\'ery day perfonneth a year’s ioumey;
but, for thy s^e, she hath gone an easier pace." Then they set
out again and fared on westwards till nigbaall, when they halted
and the Maghribi brought out supper from the saddle-bags, and in
like manner, in the mommg, he took forth wherewithal to break
their fast. So they rode on four days, journeying till midnight
and then alighting and sleeping und! morning, when they fared on
again; and all that Judar had a mind to, he sought of the Moor,
who brought it out of the saddk'bags. On the fifth day, they
arrived at Fez and Mequinez and entered the city, where all wiio
met the Mnghribi saluted him and kissed his hands; and he con'
tinued riding through the streets, till he came to a certain door,
at which he knock^, whereupon it opened and out came a girl

ast bmb car IfitO tmaU EKtu.ziT^ 4nd giillol qrpaci
k if tht nFflit mi^t cf thf tzt^sxr Efit irhi?ie, sf m the Wm, men hdre noft knititd fn ccuk
meat wa ta lo pftscrvr fll ita flavour. Thia i* in Uic "AjtV* ql" the Argrruiiiic

GAuduo who bretla the flnb while aqll quivering and before the fibft hjti dme to ht.
Hcncr Jt u perfr^tJy tcfuLcf^ if the anim al be Twtogj and hn m r-oltc half bit by

keepEi^

VOL VI,

Au Lavlak wa Lavlah.

ia 6

like the moon, to whom said he, "O my daughter, O Rahmah,'
open us the upper chamber.” "On my head and eyes, O my
papa!” replied she and went in, swaying her hips to and fro with
a graceful and swimming gait Hkc a thirsting gaa elte , movements
rh^r ravished Judar’s reason, and he said, "This is none other than
a King's daughter." So she opened the upper chamber, and the
Moor, taking the saddle bags from the mule’s back, said, ”Go* and
God bless thee!" when lo! the earth clove asunder and st^ow-
ing the mule, closed up again as before. And Judar said, *‘0
Protector! praised be Allah, w'hn hath kept us in safety on her
back!” Quoth the Maghribi, "Marvel tint, O Judar. 1 told thee
that the mule was an Ifrit; but come with us into the upper cham*
her.” So they went up into it, and judar was ama:^ at the pro-
fu^on of rich furniture and pendants of gold and silver and jewels
and other rare and precious things which he saw there. As soon
as they were seated, the Moor bade Rahmah bring him a certain
bundle" and upenmg it, drew out a dress worth a thousand dinars,
which he gave to Judar, saying, ‘■‘■Don this dress, O Judar, and
welcome to thee!” So Judar put it on and became a fair en'
sample of the Kings of the West. Then the Maghribi bid the
sadtuc-bags before him, and, putting in his hand, pulled out dish
after dish, till they had before them a tray of forty kinds of meat,
when he said to Judar, "Come near, O my master! eat and excuse

us"-And Shahraiid perceived the dhvvn of day and ceased

saying her permitted say.

IBljen ft ttje &ix Jl^unhteh attb ^Efiirteetitti .^I'sbh

She continued. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the
Maghribi having served up in the pavilion a tray of forty kinds
of meat, said to Judar, "Come near, O my master, and excuse us
for that we know not what meats thou desirestj but tell us what
thou hast a mind to, and we will set it before thee without dday."
Replied Judar, "By Allah, O my lord the pilgrim, I love all kinds
of meat and unlove none; so a^ me not of aught, but bring all

^EquivKlenc re our p«rii:«iinil "Mercv.”

' Aiit, dac PetijAti m wjt dF kKpInit ItEw dotim

jfl the E«il « to Ur them in i piect of rough kvitg^loth wi th peppw spieci m
dnYT rway morh^

JUDAJt ANI> H 18 Brethren.

that cometh to thy thought, for save eating to do 1 have nought.”
After this he tarned twenty days wth the Moor, who dad hun in
new clothes every day, and all this time they ate from the saddle'
bags; for the Maghhbt bought neither meat nor bread nor aught
dse, nor cooked, but brought everythin out ol the bags, even to
various sorts of fruit. On the twcnty'hrst day, he said, **0 Judar,
up with thee; this is the day appointed ibr opening the ho^d of
Ai'Shamardal,” So he rose and mcy went afoot^ without the dty,
where they found two slaves, each holding a she'mule. The Moor
mounted one beast and Judar the other, and they ceased not riding
till noon, when they came to a stream of running water, on whose
banks Abd al'Samad alighted saying, ‘'Dismount, O Judar!"
Then he signed with his hand to the slaves and said, "To ttl"
So they took the mules and going each his own way, were absent
awhile, after which they return^ one bearing a tent, w’hich. he
pitched, and the other carpets, which he spread in the tent and
(aid mattiasses, pillows and cushions therearound. Then one of
them brought the caskets containing the two fishes; and another
fetched the saddlc'bags; whereupon the Maghribi arose and said,
“Come, O Judar!" So Judar followed him into the tent and sat
down besick him; and he brought out dishes of meat from the
saddlc'bags and they ate the undurn meat. Then the Moor took
the two and conjuTcd Over them both, whereupon there

came from within voices that said, “Adsumus, at thy service, O
diviner of the world! Have mercy upon us?" and called aloud for
aid. But he ceased not to repeat conjuiatiims and they to call for
help, till the two caskets flew in sunder, the fragments flying about,
and there came forth two men, with pinioned hands saying,
“Quarter, O diviner of the world? Wbat Viilt thou with us?”
Quoth he, "My will is to bum you both with fire, except ye make
a covenant with me, co open to me the treasure of Al-ShatnardaL”
Quoth they, “Wc promise this to thee, and we will open the trea'
sure to thee, so thou produce to us Judar bin Omar, the fishcmian.
for the hoard may not be opened but by his means, nor can any
enter therein save Judar." Cried the Maghribi, “Him of whom
ye speak, I have brought, and he is here, listening to you and

* Hill ii iilwiyi upedfreii^ for reffpcciahtc men. (50 of rown on IwrR-liftdt* nev^ nn
w ow frkuuji the 1 hai't setfrt ■ Sjfmn put to iLamc vhtu.

oonipcllct} hr to walk nith mEt Mn4 every nc^uuntancc he mu adiirciiad hinij

' afoot?

32 $

Alp Laylah wa Laylak.

looking at you.'* Thereupon they covenanted with him to open
the trciisun; to lum, and he released them. Then he brought out
a hollow wand and tablets ol red camelian which he laid on the
rod^ and after this he took a chafing'diBh and setting charcoal
thereon, blew one breath into it and it kindled furtliwith.
sently he brought incense and said, judar, I am now about to
begin the necessary conjurations and fumigations, and when 1
have once begun, I may not speak, or the cKann will be naught;
so I will teat^ thee flr^ w'hat thou must do to win thy wish.'*
'Teach me," quoth Judar. “Know," quoth the Moor, “that when
I have recited the s{^l and thrown on the incense, the water will
dry up from the river's bed and discover to thee, a golden door,
the bigness of the city-gate, with two rings of metal thereon;
whereupon do thou go doFwn to the door and knock a light knock
and wait awhile; then knock a second time a knock louder than
the iiisc and wait another while; after v;hich give three knocks in
rapid succession, and thou wilt hear a voice 'Who knocketh
at the door of the creastirc, unknowing how to solve the secrets?'
Do thou answer, '1 am Judar the fishennan son of Omar’ : and
the door will open and there will come forth a figure with a brand
in hand who will say to thee: 'If thou be that man, stretch forth
thy neck, that I may strike off thy head.' Then do thou stretch
forth thy neck and fear not: for, when he lifts his hand and smites
thee widi the sword, he will fall down before thee, and in a little
thou wilt see him a body sans soul; and the stroke shall not hurt
thee nor shall any harm befal thee; but, if thou gainsay him, he
will slay thee. When thou hast undone his enchantment by obc'
dience, enter and go on till thou see another door, at which do
thou knock, and there will come forth to thee a horseman riding
a mare with a lance on his shoulder and say to thee, ‘What
bringeth thee hither, where none may enter ne man ne Jinni?*
And he will shake his lance at thee. Bare thy breast to him
and he will smite thee and fall down forthright and thou shalt
see him a body without a soul; but if thou cross him he will
kill thee. Then go on to the third door, whence there will come
forth to thee a man with a bow and arrows in his hand and take
aim at thee. Bare thy breast to him and he will shoot at thee and
fall down before thee, a body without a soul: but if thou oppoise

him, he wall kill thee. Then go on to the fourth door”-^And

Shahraxad perceived the dawn of day and c^sed to say her per*
mltted say.

JUiMIl UU tilL£TliJUiN.

^en it tooiS tfjt ^ix j^untireb anb ;fourteenttr

She continued. It hath, reached me, O auspicious King, that the
hdaghribi said to Judar, "'Go on to the fourth door and knock and it
shall be opened to thee, when there will come forth to thee a lioa
huge of bulk which will rush upon thee, opening his mouth and
showing he hath a mind to devour thee. Have no fear of him,
neither flee from him; but when he com^ to thee, give hun thy
hand and he will bite at it and fait down straightway, nor shall
aught of hurt betide thee. Then enter the fifth door, where thou
shaft find a black slave, who will say to thee, *Who art thou?* Say,
am Judarf and he will answer. 'If thou be that man, open the siath
door/ Then do thou go up to the door and say, ‘O Isa, tell Musa
to open the door'; whereupon the door will fly open and thou
wilt see two dragons, one on the left hand and another on the
right, which will open their mouths and lly at thee, both at once.
Do thou put forth to them both hands and they will bite each a
hand and fall down diiad; but an thou resist them, they will slay
thee. Then go on to the seventh door and knock, whereupon there
will come forth to thee thy mother and say, ‘Welcome, O my
son! Come, that 1 may greet thee!’ But do thou reply, ‘Hold off
from me and doff thy dress/ And she will make answer, ‘O
my son, I am thy mother and I have a daim upon thee for
suckling thee and for rearing thee: how then wouldst thou strip
me naked?* Then do thou say, 'Except thou put off thy clothes,
I will kill thee!* and look to thy right wheru thou wilt see a sword
hanging up. Take it and draw it upon her, saymg, 'Strip!* where¬
upon she will wheedle thee and humble herseli to thee; but have
thou no ruth on her nor be beguiled, and as often as she puttetb
off aught, say to her, 'Off with the lave'; nor do thou cease to
threaten her with death, till she doff all that is upon her and fall
down, whereupon the enchantment will be di^lved and the
charms undone, and thou wilt be safe as to thy life. Then enter
the hall of the treasure, where thou w-ilt see the gold lying in
heaps- but pay no heed to aught thereof, but look to n closet
at ^e upper end of the hall, where thou wilt see a curtain
drawn. Draw hack the curtain and thou wilt descry the en¬
chanter, Al Shamardal, lying upon a couch of gold, with some¬
thing at his head round and shining like the moon, which is the

Aj,p La^iah wa Layxak.

aio

cgipjtrial planisphere. He is baldrick'd with the sword’ ; on his
finger is the ring and about his neck hangs a chain, to which
hangs the Kohl-phial. Bring me the four talismans, and beware
lest thou forget aught of that 'which I have told thee, or thou 'wiit
repent and diete wfll he fear for thee." And he repeated ^
directions a sect^d and a third and a fourth cinie, till Judar said,
“I have them by heart: but who may face all these endiantmeots
that thou namest and endure against these mighty terrors?”
Replied the Moor, "O jutfar, fear not, for they are semhlances
without life;" and he went on to hearten him, till he said, "I put
my trust in Allah." Then Abd al'Samad thiOT perfumes on the
dufing'dish, and addressed himself to reciting conjurations for a
time when, behold, the water disappeared and uncovered the river*
bed and discovered the door of the treasure, whereupon Judar
went down to the door and knocked. Therewith he heard a voice
saying, "Who knocketh at the door of the treasure, unknowing
how to solve the secrets?" Quoth he, "i am Judar son of Omar;'
whereupon the door opened and there came forth a figure 'with a
drawn sword, who said to him , "Stretch forth thy neck,” So he
stretched forth his neck and the spcdcs smote him and fell down,
lifeless. Then he went on to the second dix)r and did the like, nor
did he cease to do thus, till he had undone the enchantments of the
first six doors and came to the se^'Cnth door, whence there issued
forth to him his mother, saying, “I salute thee, O my son!" He
asked, "Wliat art thou?", and she answered, ”0 my son, 1 am thy
mother who hare thee nine months and suckled thee and reared
thee." Quoth he, "Put off thy clothes." Quoth she, “Thou art
my son, how wouldst thou scrip me naked?" But he said “Strip,
or I will strike off thy head with this sword;" and he stretched
out his hand to the brand and ndrew it upon her saying, "Except
thou strip, I will day thee." Then the strife became long
between them and as often as he redoubled on her hie threats, she
put off somewhat of her clothes and he said to her, "Doff the rest,"

^ Thij Indutflng the Enchanted SwqflI which ilny« whole dfiniM, wa* in

EuitTpe u we f«e in (iir. 31, and thr ''Wmer of life" whish the Grimini ^nd

in Hesac, ew^T ^'Cammer G^mian Pn^tutaj- Stunes/' Kdg^r Tajflor, Edli, lfl78 :

tnd noir pghlfjhcd iit form » HouKhnld Tale^/^hv IfitnTi with

IntTDcluttifm hr A. 2 vdIi-. 8 vo, 183 ^. it h cunuua tlut 9o imtl cvpin^ s

cTfftt, who Will OMitlcwscnd la nmice a tfiiar^rtnt fn unothcr'# bodk^ shonkl Uy open

to eerier;; t utiTm^tSvcTHon hy tttcli n rvnWirig fktngi* of half-digEiEnj knowlotlgc u that
which cwnpmiw Aiulrcw Lang's Tfitr&:iucticn.

Jul>A& AND HIS BjUrrHilEN. 531

urtth mwy mcmces; while she removed each article slowly and
kept saying, “O my sen, thou hast disappointed my fcksterage of
thee " till she had nothing left but her petcicoat'tnousers, Thai
said she, "O my son, is thy heart stone? Wilt thou dishonour me
by discovering my shame? Indeed, this is unlawful, O my son!^^
And he answered, "Thou sayest sooth; put not off thy trousers."
At once, as he u ttered these words, she cried out, "He hath made
default; beat him!" Whereupon there fell him bb^ like
ram'drops and the servants of the treasure Qodbed to him and
dealt him a tunding which he forgot not in all bis cUys; after
which they thrust him forth and threw him down wtchwt the
treasure and the hoard^doors closed of themselvK, whikt the

waters of the river retumed to thcir bed,’--And Shahiazad per'

edved the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say*

SBfirn it toss! tf)e &ix iS^unhteh anh JTtfteentfi

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the
servants of the treasure beat Judar and casthim out and the hoard-
doors dos^ of themselves, whilst the river-waters returned to their
bed. Abd al'Samad the Maghribi tock Judar up in haste and
repeated conjurations over him, till he came to his senses but still
as with drink, when heasked him, “What hast thou done, O
wretch?” Answered Judar, "O my brother, I undid all the
opposing enchantments, till I came to my mother and there befcl
between her and myself a long contention. But I made her doff
her clothes, O my brother, till but her trousers remained upon ha
and she said to me, ‘Do not dishonour me; for to discover one’s
shame is forbidden.’ So 1 left her her trousers out of piiy, and
behold, she cried out and said, ‘He hath made default; beat him!'
iATiereupon there came out upon me folk, whence I know not, and
tunding me with a belabouring which was aSister of thrust

me forth: nor do I know what befel me after this. Quoth the
Moor, "Did I not warn thee not to swerve from my directions?
Verily, thou hast injured me and hast injured thyself; for if thou
hadrt made her take o ff her petticoat-trousers, w-e had won to oim
wish; but now thou must abide with me till this day next ye^. *
Then he cried out to the two slaves, who struck the tent forthright
and loaded it on the hosts; then they were absent awhile and
presently returned with the two mules; and the twain mounted

Alf Lavlaii wa Lavlah.

and rode back to the city of Fei, where judar tarried with the
i^jaghribi, eating well and drinking well and donning a grand dress
every day* till the year v^i’as ended and the anniversa^ day
dawned. Then the Moor said to him, “'Cotne with me, for this
is the appointed day.'* And judar said, " *Tia well," So the
Maghnbi auned him without the dty, where they found the two
slaves with the rauJes. and rode on till they reached the river.
Here the slaves pitched the cent mid furnished it; and the Moor
brought forth die tray of food and they ate the morning meal;
after which Abd ai-Samad brought out the wand and the tablets
as before and, kindling the fire in the chafing'dish, made ready the
incense. Then said "O judar, 1 wish to renew my charge to
thee." "O my lord the pilgrim," replied he, "if 1 have forgotten
the bastinado, I have foigotten the injunctions."^ Asked the Moor,
"Dost thou indeed remember them?" and he answered, "Yes."
Quoth the Moor, "Keep thy wits, and think not that the woiaan
is thy very mother; nay, she is but an enchantment in her sem-
blance, whose purpose is to find thee defaulting. Thou earnest olF
alive the first time; but, an thou nip this time, they wiD slay thee."
Quoth Judar, "If I slip this time, 1 deserve to be burnt of them."
Then Abd al'Samad cast the pertumes into the fire and recited the
conjurations, till the river dried up; whereupon Judar descended
and knocked. The door opened and lie entered and undid the
Beveral enchantments, til! be came to the seventh door and the
semblance of his mother appeared before him, saying, “W^dcome,^
O my son!" But he said to her, "How am 1 thy son, O accursed?
Strip!" And she began to wheedle him and put off garment
after garment, till only her trousers rcmmncd; and he said to her,
"Strip, O accursed!” So she put off her trousers and became
a body without a soul. Then he entered the hall of the treasures,
where he saw gold Ipng in heaps, but paid no heed to it and
passed on to the closet at the upper end, where he saw the
enchanter Al-Shamardal lying on a couch of gold, baldrick’d with
the sword, with the ring on his finger, the Kohl-phial on his
breast and the celestial planisj’sliere hanging over his head. So
he loosed the sword and taking the ring, the Kohl-phial and the
plamsphere, went forth, when behold, a band of music sounded

fewm of ludnr »rc txacity whm a, fh^rp Feltih ay on wjch

•CCCiiktF^

Arsib. jphir. oTSbiliicn^ a wttLcomc.

JuDAR a*;d HJ5 Brethren.

=33

for him sind the servantis of the tiessure cried out, saying, “Mayest
thou be assaxned with that thou host gained^ O Judaif' Nor did
the music leave sounding, till he came forth of the treasure: to the
Maghrib], who gave up his conjurations and fumigations and rose
up and embraced him and saluted him . Then Judar made over
to him the four hoarded talismans, and he took thgm and cried
out to the slaves, who carried away the tent and brought the
mules. So they mounted and returned to Fet'city, w'hcre the
Moor fetched the saddle-ba^ and brought forth dish after dish
of meat, till the tray was fulX and said, "O my brother, O Judar,
eatl" So he ate tm he was satisfied, w'hen the Moor empded
what remained of the meats and other dishes and returned the
empty platters to the saddle-bags. Then quoth he, “O Judar,
thou hast left home and native land on our account and thou
hast accomplished our dearest desire; wherefore thou hast a right
CO require a reward of us. Ask, therefore, what thou wilt, it is
Almighty Allah who giveth unto thee by our means/ Ask thy
will and be not ashamed, for thou art deserving,"' "O my lord,'*
quoth Judar, ask hrst of Allah the Most High and then of
thee, that thou give me yonder saddle-bags." Bo the Maghnbi
called for them and gave them to him, sajing, “Take them, for
they are thy due; and, if thou ludst asked of me aught else
instead, 1 had given it to thee. Eat from them, thou and thy
family; but, my poor fellow, these will not profit thee, save by
way of provaunt, and thou hast wearied thyself with us and we
promised to send thee home rejoicing. So we will join to rhe -ge
other saddle-bags, full of gold and gems, and forwajd thee back
to thy native land, where thou shalt become a gentleman and a
merchant and clothe thyself and thy family; nor shall thou want
ready money for thine expenditure. And know that the marmcr

^ This SenEcttce A Mc^cm idd^ whick gixatlr pr^Hr?! ^lTa,nigtrTk, Anbic kf

no cquirnlcnf cf oitr ^Think you^' fKsssarA s mebe —Allih

incrt^K thj !), twcin fixpms gT;intU4i4S nv^ hy i fieriphra^c The Maikm

Aciciurw[cLl$ie:9 A Teii^uf by EilrasiinjT the lioqoF j.niH by witkiffg: Kim inf pf^ 4 peiil 7 r.
*" Mfty cKt shaiicifw never be kss ITncftin, MaycnE t+wki Always exetnd m me thy ehdier
end ;«reicctioru t nomed thb bdTnrc but lE meriN repeddon. Strm^cn, end
etprdtilLv Engliahmcfii ate Very pcidrive And wery much miifoken iipcm ■ |»int.p which aU
who have Ta do with £g"^dins Hful Al^hi Gni^hr ihomughljr CO UndjenCAnd- OM dwcHcrm
in ibe f^st kttim cIijit the theory of ^ngridtuile iri no wiy interfem with che sense ni
BTatlEiidc ionalc in man (and beaisc) 4i>d dknc the ^'Urciy sense oi favours to come/' is u
quick in Orient land m Eun?^

334

AxT LAVUJi WA Lavlaii.

of using our gift is on tliis wLse, Put thy hanJ therein and say.
‘O servant of these saddle-bags, I conjure thee by dve virtue of tie
Mighty Names which have power over thee, bring me such a dishl'
And he will bring thee whatsoever thou askest, chough thou
shouldst call for a thousand diJferenc dishes a day." So saying,
he filled him a second pair of sadtUfi'bags half with gold and half
with gems and precious stones; and, sending for a slave and a
mule, said to him, "Mount this mule, and the slave shall go before
thee and show thee the way, till thou come to the door of thy
house, where do thou take the two pair of saddle-bags and give
him the mule, chat he may bring it back- But ad^ none into
thy secret; and so we commend thee to Allah!" "May the
Almighty increase thy good!" replied Judar and, laying the two
paim of saddle-bags on the mule's back, mounted and set forth.
The slave went on before him and the mule followed him all that
day and night, and on the morrow he entered Cairo by the Gate
of Victory,'' where he saw his mother seated, saying, “Alms, for
the love of Allah!" At this sight he wdl-nigh lost his w'its and
alighting, threw hiaiself upon her: and when she saw him she
wept. Tlien he mounted her on the mule and walked by her
stirrup,' till they came to the house, where he set her down and,
taking the saddle-bags, left the she-mule to the slave, who ted her
away and returned with, her to his master, for that both slave and
mule were devils. As for Judar, it was grievous to him that his
mother should beg; so, when they were in the house, he asked
her, “O my mother, are my brothers welir’; and she answered,
“They are both well." Quoth he, "Why dose thou beg by the
wayside?" Quoth she, ‘'Because 1 am hungry, O my son," and
he, “Before 1 went away, 1 gave thee an hundred dinars one day,
the like the next and a thousand on the day of my departUTB,"
“O my son, they cheated me and took the money from me,
saying, 'We will buy goods with it.' Then they drove me away,
and 1 fell to begging by the wayside, for stress of hunger." “O
my mother, no harm shall befal thee, now 1 am come; so have
no concern, for these saddle-bags are full of gold and gems, and

^ OuisiJc chis nnblc Bib imr, thcT'e m ccinctcry vherdn R by the bvj

liei Owrekhnnit^ my predcccswr um i Hajj to M^scrali snd Hcnec loauy

ftrv fmiftd in ita nu^hboiithEitxJ.

^ Fnendv ^ornctinaci Viitik akunifndc the adrrup In of iJFtc aihI

Kwpcct^ «fpcddiy W tfcc retorttin^ pil^ia.

JUDAE AND HIS BttfiTKEEN. aj":

good aboundetb with me.” ''Verily, thou ait bleseed, O my sonj
Allah accept of thee and increa;^ thee of His bounties! Go,
O my son, fetch m some victual, for 1 slept not last night for
excess of hunger, having gone to bed supperless.'* “Welcome to
t he^t O my mother! CaU for what thou wilt to eat, and 1 will
set it before this moment; for I have no occasion to buy
from the market, nor need 1 any to cook,” ”0 my son, I sec
naught with thee." “1 have with me in these saddle-bags all
manner of meats." “O my son, whatever is ready will serve to
stay hunger," "True, when there is no choice, men are content
with the smallest thing; but where there is plenty, they like to
eat what is good; and 1 have abundance; so call for what thou
hast a mind CD." "O my son. give me some hot bread and a slice
of cheese." "O my mother, this belitteth not thy condition/*
"Then give me to eat of that which beaitteth my case, for thou
knowest it." **0 ray mother," rejoined he, "what suit thine
estate arc browned meat and roast chicken and peppered rice and
it becotnetb thy rank to eat of sausages and stulfed cucumbers
and stuffed lamb and stuffed ribs of mutton and venuicdli with
broken almonds and nuts and honey and sugar and fritters and
almond cakes" But slie thought he was laughing at her and
making mock of her; so she said to him, "Yaiih! Yauh!* what
is come to thee? Dost thou dream or art thou daft?" Asked
he, “Why deemest thou that I am mad?" and she answered,
“^cause thou namest: to me all manner rich dishes. ^'*ho can
av'aii unto their price, and who knoweth how to dress them?"
Quoth he, “By my life! thou shall eat of all that I have named
to thiK, and that at once;" and quoth she, *‘I see nothing;*’ and
he, “Bring me tlie saddle-bags." So she fetched them and teding
them, found them empty. However, die laid them before him
and he tlmist in his hand and pulled out dish after dish, till he
hnd sec before her all he had named. Whereupon asked she, O
my son, the saddle-bags are small and moreover they W'ere empty;
yet hast thou taken thereout all these dishes. Where then were
they all?"; and he answered, “O my mother, know that these

* E^ujnlent tDour Atai! wqmaiiV word ncTcr usel h'r msn; and in*

be itiCrtl cmful of tbii dilEfnfilltUi ufldcr pain ofinCmrln^ ticilculc.

I frttictnbeT im offidet lit the Bowibinv Army wHq, hiving ktEyrtr 3 fr™* Mmen,

Kjvftyt spoke «f bim^lf in thi fcnatiiiM i rid y KSJiibilbtii tbe Scpoyi*

Alf Laylah wa Laviah.

136

saadle-bags, which the Moor gave me, ane ench^ted and they
have a servant whom, if one desire aught, he hath but to ad^
by the Names w^ch command bun, saying, O servant of the^
saddle-bags, bring roe such a dish!' and he W'iU bring it.
his dother^ '"'And may 1 put out my hand and ask of
Quoth he, “Do so." So she scrciched out her hand and ^d,
“O servant of the saddle-bags, by the ^rme of the Names whidi
command th^, bring me stuffed ribs." Then she thrust m Kot
hand and found a dish containing delicate stuffed rtbs of lamb.
So -^he cook it out, and called for bread and what else she had a
mind to: after which Judar said to her, “O my mother, when thou
hast made an end of earing, empty what is left of the food into
dishes other than these, and restore the empty platters to the
saddle-bags carefully " So she arose and laid them up m a safe
place- “And look, O mother mine, that thou keep this secret,
added he: “and whenever thou hast a mind to aught, ta^ it
fordi of the saddle bags and give alms and feed my broto^
whether I be present or absent." Then he fell to eating with her
and behold, while they were thus occupied, in came his two
brothers, whom a son of the quarteri had apprised of his reti^
saying, “Your brother is oome back, riding on a she-mule, with a
slave before him, and w'earing a dress that hath not its like.” So
they said to each other, "Would to Heaven we had not evilly
entreated our mother! There is no hope but that she will st^y
tell him how we did by her, and then, oh our disgrace with I^!"
But one of the twain said, "Our mother is soft-hearted, and if she
tell him, our brother is yet tenderer over us than she;^^d, given
we excuse ourselves to him, he will accept our excuse.'' ^ they
went in to him and he rose to them and saluting them with the
friendliest salutation, bade them sit down and eat. So they ate
till they were satisfied, for they were weak with hunger; after
which Judar said to them, "O my brothers, take what is left and
distribute it to the poor and needy." "O brother," replied they,
“let us keep it to sup withal." But he answ'ered, “When supper-
time cometb, ye shall have more than dm ” ^ they took the
rest of the victual and going out, gave it to every p<Mr man who
passed by them, saying. 'Take and eat" till nothing was left.
Then they brought back the dishes and Judar said to his mother.

* Mj. ■ tu=ipliV««nir. TheBarters^*! * lovn in ihci Eft^t Mn efetft rm the wonteJ tomu.

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JuD/ui AND tna

"PVjt them in the satidk-bags."-^And Shahrawd peredved the

dawn of day and ceased to say her permitted say.

{ahm it taaft the i^hc i^unbreh aitb #txkeni$

She continued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, t^t Ju<^.
when his brethren had hnished their under-mcaJ, said to lus
mother. “Put back the pbtters in the saddle-bags." /tod whm
it wss €v<£XitidCj liG cntcxcd the siJoon snd took fortK of cnE s^udlc
bags a table of forty dishes; after which he went up to the upper
room imd, sitting between bis brotbers, said to bis moth^p
"Bring the supper." ‘ So she went down to the saloon and, finding
there the dishes ready, laid the tray and brought up the forty
dishes, one after other. Then they ate the cve^g mea^ and
when they had done, Judar said to his brothers. ‘Take and
the poor and needy.” So they took what was left and gave alms
thereof, and presently he brought forth to them aweetmea^
whereof they are, and what was left he ba^ them give to the
neighbours. On the morrow, they brake their fa^ after the s^e
fashion, and thus they fared ten diys, at the end of which tuM
quoth to Salim, “How comedt it that our hrodier sett^
before us a banquet in the morning, a banquet at noon, ^d a
banquec at sundown, besides swcetBieats late at night, and all that
is left he giveth to the poor? Verily, this is the fasbon of bidtans.
Yet we never see him buy aught, and he hath neither kitchener
nor kitchen, nor doth he light a fire* Whence hath he this
plenty^ Hast thou not a mind to discover the cause of all
Siis?" Quoth Salim. “By Allah. 1 know not: but ^ou

any who will tell us the truth of the case? Quoth Salim
'^None will tell us save our moeber/' So they laid a plot and
repairing to thdr mother one day. in th^ brother s abs^ce,
to her "O cair mother, we arc hungry. Replied she Rejoice,
for ye shall presently be satisfied;” and going into the saloon,
sought of the servant of the saddlebags hot mc^. wkeh she tc^k
out and set before her eons. "O our moth^, aied they, ™s
meat is hot; yet hast thou not cooked, neither kindled a fire.

1 Ja the F»ma«:h,r »ag* cf

DjAmta* I found, in m-nf tttd-fiuliimcd hou*«. t»Jf "i*'

(oert* Very ffIcKwt. biti mmEwhal mnlmg m firsT.

Alp L/iVXAH wa LAriAH.

Quoth she, "It cometh fitjm the saddle-bags " and quoth they,
"What manner of thing be these saddle-bags?" She answered,
"They are enchanted; and the required is produced by the
charm;" she then told lier sons their virtue, enioining them to
secrecy. Said tiiey, ‘The secret shall be kept, O our mother,
but teach us the manner of this." So slie taught them the fashion
thereof and they fell to putting their hands into the saddle-bags
and taking forth whatever they had a mind to. But judar knew
naught of this. Then quoth Silim privily to Salim, "O my
brother, how long shall we abide with Judar servant-wise and eat
of bis dms? Shall we not contrive to get the saddle-bags from
him and make off with them?" "And how shall we make shift
to do this?" "We will sell him to the galleys,” "How shall
we do that?" "We rwo will go to the Rais, the Chief Captain of
the Sea of Sues and bid him to an entertainment, with two of his
company. What 1 say to Judar do thou confirm, and at the
end of the night 1 will show thee whai I will do." So they
agreed upon the sale of dieir brother and going to the Captain's
quarters said to him, “O Rais, we have come to thee on an
errand that will please thee." "Good.” answered he; and they
continued, "We two are brethren, and we have a third brother,
a lewd fdlow and good-for-nothing. When our father died, he
left us some money, which we shared amongst us, and he took
his part of the inheritance and wasted it in frowardness and
debauchery, till he \vas reduced to poverty, when he came upon
us and cited us before the magistrates, avouching that we had
taken his good and that of his father, and we disputed the matter
before the judges and lost the money. Then he waited awhile
and attacked us a second time, untd he brought us to beggary;
nor will he desist from us, and we are utterly weary of him;
wherefore wc would have thee buy him of us." Quoth the
Captain. "Can ye cast about with him and bring him to me
here? If so, I will pack him off to sea forthright," Quoth they
"We cannot manage to bring him here; but be thou otar guest
this night and bring with thee two of thy men, not one more; and
when he is asleep, we will aid one another to fall upon him, we
6ve, and seire and gag him. Then shalt thou carry him forth the
house, under cover of the night, and after do thou ’with him as
thou wilt. Rejoined the Captain, "With all my heart! Will ye
sell him for forty dinars?" and they, “Yes, come after nightfall to

jUDAR AND HIS BiLETlillZii',

such a street, such a mosque, and thou shalt find one of us
awaittng thee.” And he replied, “Now be off,” Then they
repaired to Judar and waitea awhile, after which Salini went to
to him and kissed his hand. Quoth ]udar, What ails thee, O
my hrotherr^ And he made answer, saying, “Know that 1 ha'\-'e
a friend, who hath many a time bidden me to bis house in dune
ak^ce and hath ever hospitably entreated me, and I owe him a
thousand kindnesses, as my brother here wotteth, 1 met him to¬
day and he invited me to his house, but S said to him, J cannot
leave my brother Judar/ Quoth he, ‘Bring him with thee : and
quoth I, ‘He wtU not consent to that; but if ye will be my
guests, thou and thy brothers'' * * * * * * (for his brothers were
sitting with him); and I invited them thinking that they would
refuse. Bur he accepted my invitation for all of them, saying,
‘Look for me at the gate of the Little mosque," and I will come to
thee, I and my brothers.' And now 1 fear they will come and am
ashamed before thee. So wilt thou hearten my heart and enter'
tain them this night, for thy good is abundant, 0 my brotium?
Or if thou consent not, give me leave to take them into the ndgb'
hours' houses.” Replied Judar, ‘^Why sbouldst thou cany them
into the neighbour' houses? Is our house then so strait or have
we not wherewith to give them supper? Shame on thee to
consult me! Thou hast but to call for what thou needest and
have rich, viands and sweetmeats and to spare. Whenever thou
bringest home folk in my absence, ask thy mother, and she will
set before thee victual more than enough. Go and fetch them;
blessings have descended upon us through such guests. So
Salim kissed his hand and going forth, sat at the gate of the
little mosque till after sundown, when the Captain and his men
came up to him, and he corned them to the house, W^hen Judar
saw them he bade them wrelcome and seated them and made
friends of them, knowing not w'hat the future had in store for
him at their hands. Then he called to his mother for supper,
and she fell to taking dishes out of the saddle-bags, whilst
he said, '‘Bring such and such meats, till she liad set forty
different dishes before them. They ate their sufficiency and the
tray was taken away, the sailors thinking the while that this liberal

* Hctt the xpodpdB wdulJ be "VTe can 3TI mp ftugcrlicr* , i « l t.

* Arab. ^ = whreh n tn * -TfriU ,1 chape* tn Achurch,

140

Aj,p Laylah wa Layiak-

entertainment came from Salim. When a third part of the night
was past, judar set sweetmeats before them and Salim served
t herrii whilst his two brothers sat with the guests, til] they sought
to sleep. Accordingly judar lay down and the others with him,
who waited tfll he was asleep, when they fell upon him together
and gagging and pinioning him, before he was awake, carried him

forth of the house, ^ under cxjver of the night,^-And Shahra^ad

perceived the dawn oi day and ceased saying her permittEd say.

it jljitnhrth anh Stheniceidh

She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that they seised
Judar and carrying him forth of the house under cover of the
night, at once packed him off to Suez,, where they shackled him
and set him to work as a galley-slave; and he ceas^ not to serve
thus in sileiice a whole ycar.^ So far conceiving Judar; but 33
for his brothers, they went in next morning to his mother and said
to her, “O our mother, our brother Judar is not awake." Said
she, "Do ye wake him," Asked they, “Where lieth he?" and
she answered, “With the guests " They rejoined, "Haply he
went away with them whilst we slept, O mother. It would seem
that he had tasted of strangcrhixxf and yearned to get at hidden
hoards; for we heard him at talk with the Moors, and they said to
him, * *We will take thee with us and open the treasure to thee/ "
She enquired, “Hath he then been in company with Moors?;"
and they replied, saying, “Were they not our guests yester^
night?" And she, “Most hke he hath gone with them, but
Aliah will direct him on the right way; for there is a blessing
upon him and he will surely come back with great good," But
she wept, for it was grievous to Her to be partKl from her eon.
Then said they to her, "O accursed woman, doist thou love Judar
with all this |o\'e, whilst as for us, w^hether we be absent or pres¬
ent, thou neither joyest in us nor sorrowest for us? Are w/e not
thy sons, even as Judar is thy son?" She said, "Ye are indeed my
?nn.sr hut ye arc reprobates who deserv'e no favour of me, for since

* Arak a ^ tlifl Tutcin ipcikt nfW\^ ''iiLilmw,'*

• TTiit Ii-ili- riT * rDT^Wn W 31 piicrc fcl^lpvy. Bur rnun^ centimtul^srer tlEkgTiiJiiiKilt

tri l?C j-i’l ' mi Vi il;e [tlatiUbdiu in AnuitiCa.

JuDAR AND HIS BIt£THR£^:.

341

yovir father's death 1 have never seen any gocxJ in you; whikt as
for Judar, 1 have had abundant good of him and he hath heartened
my heart and entreated me with honour; wherefore it behoveth
roe to weep tor him* because of his kindness to me and to you,"
When they heard this, they abused her and beat her; after which
they sought for the saddle-bags, dll they found the two pairs
and took the enchanted one and all the gold from one pouch
and jewels from the other of the uncnchanted, saying, “This was
our father's good," Said their mother, “Not so, by Allah!; it
belongeth to your broilicr Judar, who brought it from the land of
the Magharibah" Said ^cy, "Thou Uest, it was our father’s
property; and we wiD dispose of it, as we please." Then they
divided the gold and jewels between them; but a brabble arose
between them oonceming the encKinted saddle bags, Salim saying,
‘■‘‘I will have them;" and Salim, saying, "1 will take them;" and
they came to high words. Then said she, "O my sons, yc have
divided the gold and the jewels, but this may not be divided, nor
can its value be made up in money; and if it be cut in twain, its
spdl will be voided; so leave it with me and I will give you to
eat from it at ail times and be content to take a morsel with you.
If ye allow me aught to cloche me, 'twill be of your bouncy, and
each of you shall tralac with the folk for himself. Ye are my
sons and I am your mother; wherefore let os abide as we are,
lest your brother come back and we be disgraced." But they
accepted not her words and passed the night, wrangling with each
other. Now it chanced that a Janissary’ of the King’s guards v;as
a guest in the house adjoining Judar’s and heard them through the
open window. So he looked out and listening, heard all the angry
words that passed between them and saw the diviskin of the spoil.
Next morning he presented himself before the King of Egypt,
vvhose name was Shams ahDaulah,* and told him all he had heard,
whereupon he sent for judar's brothers and put them to the ques-
tion, till they confessed; and he took the two pairs of Saddle*
bags from them and clapped them in prison, appointing a sufficient

■Arab. Ijl i.u ifthcr, liJ Jfthfrr dt /rf flrtmaiidsdi. la

^rmcr dm ii dc^rouJ n urg^AnE, tn ippiritor, in who neaj«d magiiEcnAl

ordat. In rnodrm £|rFPt beesme n i. 2^}. M he

appein in gofigftiUA uniform inJ mu mmebed to public offica And Cm-

fuUto.

■ A purelir ImiLgiMfy
VOL V}

Alp Layiah wa Layiah.

daily allowance to thdi mother. Mow as negatds jxidar, he abode
a whole year in eeruioc at Sues, till one day, being in a ship bound
on a voyage over the sea, a wind arose against them and cast the
vessel upon a rock projecting from a mountain, where she broke
up and all on board were drowned and none gat ashore save
Judar. As soon as he landed he iared on inland, dll he reached
an en cam pment of fladawi, who questioned him ot his case, and
he told them he had been a sailor,' Now there was in camp a
merchant, a native of Jiddak, who took pity on him and Slid to
him, “Wilt thou take service with me, O Egyptian, and 1 will
clothe thee and carry thee with, me to Jiddali?” So Judar took
service with hjm and companied hun to Jiddah, where he showed
him much favour. After awhile, his master the merchant set out
on a pilgrimage to Meocah, taking Judar with him. and wtmn they
rmched the city, the Cairene tiepaired to the Haram temple, to
circumambulate the Ka'abah. As he was making the prescribed
circuits," he suddenly saw his friend Abd al'Samad the Moor do'

ing the like;-And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and

ceased to say her permitted say.

^fjrn it tool! the Ihtitibrrh anb Cigfjleenttl

She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Judar, as he
was making the circuits, suddenly saw his friend Abd al^Samad
also drcumambulating; and when the Maghiibi caught sight of
him, he saluted Kim and asked him of his state; whereupon Judar
wept and told liim all that had befallen liim. So the Moor carried
him to his lodging and entreated Kim with honour, clothing him in
a dress of which the like was not, and saying to him, “Thou hast
seen the end of thine ills, O judar," Then he drew out for him a
geomantic figure, w'bich showed what had befallen. SMim and
Salim and said to Judar, “Such and such things have befallen thy
brothers and they are now in the King of Egypt's pristm; but
thou art right welcome to abide with me and aocompliah thine

*TTit Breal. Edk, 3^0"? hm juvl clKfwhcne ws ikc wfthJ for

Ehe cotninan or MpJUh^

^ ‘TvxifJ" the tiflinc flivcti fd iht sets of ssvefi ciTruin wilh thf kft

fhoiiUer prcKniKl to iJic Udtf Houic; ihai ii ‘^iri ddiMThini” or the

win" rhe lun" Wkn the movement af a waicbjl.. Fur ihff midnts cif fhii rite

jic£ i'lir 234.

JlTOAil AKD sa Bilethrxn,

ordinances of pOgrimage and all shall be well" Replied Judar,
“O my brd. let me go and take leave of the merchanc with whom
1 am and after 1 will come back to thee/' thou owe

money?" asked the Moor, and he answered, ^^No/* Said Abd
al'Samad, "Go thou and t^e leave of him and come back forth'
right, for bread hath claims of its own from the ingenuousSo
Judar retumed to the merchant and fareweUed him, saying, “I
have fallen in with my brother."^ “Go bring him here," said the
merchant, *'and we w ill make him an entertainment." But Judar
answered, saying, ““He hath no need of that; for he is a man of
wealth and hath many sen'ants." Then the merchant^^ve Judar
twenty dinars, saying, "Acquit me of reponsibility";* and be
bade him adieu and went forth from him. Presently, he saw' a
poor man, so he gave him the twenty ducats and retumed to the
Moor, with whom he abode till they had accomplished the pd'
grimageTites when Abd al-Samad gave him the se^-ring, that he
had t^cn from the treasure of Al'Shamardal, saying, “This ring
will win thee thy ■wish, for it enchanteth and hath a servant, by
name AJ'Ra'ad ^'Kasif; so whatever thou hast a mind to of the
wants of this world, nib this ring and its servant wiU appear and
do all thou biddest him." Then he rubbed the ring before him,
whereupon, the Jinni appeared, saying, “Adsuin, O my lord! Ask
what thou wdit and it shall be given thee. Hast thou mind to
people a mined city or ruin a populous one? to slay a king or to
rout a host?" "O Ra'ad," said Abd al'Samad, *’this is become
thy lord; do thou serve him faithfully.** Then he dismissed him
and said to Judar, "Rub the ring and the servant will appear;
and do thou command him to do whatever thou desirest, for he
will not gainsay thee. Now go to thine own country and take
care of the ring, for by means of it thou wik bafHe thine enemies:
and be not ignorant of its puissance.'* "O my lord," quoth Judar,
"with thy leave, I will set out homewards." Quoth the Maghribi,
"Summon the Jinni and mount upon his back; and if thou say to
him. 'Bring me to my native city this very day,* he will not
disobey tliy commandment." So he took leave of Mcor Abd a2'
Sam,id and rubbed the ring, whereupon Al'Ra'ad presented him'

' Anb. ; broihrr has « wide nmcmott odeou nnd mtj bt u«tl tti

&f (tny of ibe SuTinir Fajtk,

SaM by niitttor wlun •tlunui^ng a Krtfitt and "F haw not fBiSfii In my

duty to tbM*’" The "Attih aoqi'ik rhee thereof’'

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Alf Laylah wa Layjlah.

self^ saying, “Adsum; ask and ic shall be givCT to thee. Said
Judar, “Carry me to Cairo this day;'* and he reph^ ‘*Thy will
be done:” and, taking him on his back, flew with him from cocm
till midnight, whcm he set him down in the courtyard of his
mother’s house and disappeared. Judar went in to his mother,
who rose weeping, and greeted him fondly, and told him how the
King tnd beaten his brothers and cast them into gaol and taken
the two pairs of saddlc'bags; which when he heard, it was no
light matter to him and he said to her, “Grieve not for the past;
I will show thee what 1 can do and bring my brothers hither forth'
right." So he rubbed the ring, whereupon its s^ant appearEd,
saying, “’Here am l! Ask and thou slwt have.” Quoth Judar,
"i bid thee bring me my two brothers from the prison of the
King " So the jinni sank into the earth and came not up but in
the midst of the gaol where Salim and Salim lay in piteous plight
and sore sorrow for the plagues of prison/ so that they wished for
death, and one of them said to the other, “By Allah, O my broti^
er, afficrion js longsome upon usl How long shall we abide in this
prison? Death would be relief.” As he spoke, behold, the earth
dove in sunder and out came Al-Ra’ad, who took both up and
plunged with them into the earth. They swooned away for mteesa
of fear, and when they recovered, they found themselves in th^
mother's house and saw Judar seated by her side. Quoth he, “I
salute you, O my brothers! you have cheered me by your prs'
scnce ” And they bowed their heads and burst into tears. Then
said he, "Weep not, for it was Satan and covetssc that led you to
do thus. How could you sell me? But 1 comfort myself with the
thought of Joseph, whose brothers did with him even more than
ye did with me, because they cast him into the pit.'*—^—And
Shahiaaad perceived the dawn of day and ceasM saying her
permitted say.

‘ A Mtvleni priwe is life ot a. eaiiiKy *bi>i to think of it giva ijiwH^

fl«h. Kutcmi InnBh at mif iJea of penitctitiafy a nil the AriIh of Bombay eaU it "Al-
BiKln** Gi^pclcn^ becautg the ccnift catitkini a few trcfli #isd iibmiw. AdA wtih them
a garden always sin idea of F^ndLic, There are indred anty wtj cfficiia&ita fonna

cf pMJitsSmcHt alt the world corponiJ fesr che poor and finci for the rich* the latter
bda^ the ievitrer fonm

JOUAR AND Kia BikETliaiN-

^41

it ms ttie ®un&rrl» anD ^intttentt

She continued. It hath reajched me, O aospidmis King, that Judar
said to his brothers. *'How could you do with me thus? But
repent unto Alkh and crave pardon of Him, and He will forgive
you both, for He is the Most Forghring, the Merdful. As for me,
I pardon you and welcome you: no harm shall befal you.” Then
he comforted them and set their hearts at ease and related to them
all he had suffered, till he fdl in with Shaykh Abd al-Samad, and
told them also of the seal-ring. They replied, ”0 our brother,
forgive us this time; and, if we return to our old ways, do with us
as thou wilt.” Quoth he, ”No harm shall befal you; but tell me
what the King did with you.” Quoth they, **He beat us and
threatened us with death and took the two pairs of saddle-bags
from us.” “Will he not care?**' said Judar, and rubbed the ring,
whereupon Al-Ra’ad appeared. When his brothers saw him, they
were affrighted and thought Judar would bid him slay them; so
they fled to their mother, crying, “O our mother, we throw our¬
selves on thy generosity; do thou intercede for us, O our motheri”
And she said to them, ”0 my sons, fear nothing!” Then said
Judar to the servant, “I command thee to bring me ail that is in
the King's treasury of goods and such; let nothing remain and
fetch the two pairs of saddle-bags he took from my brothers" ”1
hear and I obey,” replied AJ-Ra’ad; and, disappearing straight¬
way gathered together all he found in the tneasurj- and returned
with the two pairs of saddle-bags and the deposits therein and laid
them before Judar, saying, “O my lord, I have left nothing in the
treasury.” Judar gave the treasure to his mother bidding her keep
it and laying the enchanted saddle-bags before him, said to the
Jinni, “I command thee to build me this night a lofty palace and
overlay it with liquid gold and furnish it with magnificent fumi-
tuic: and let not the day dawn, ere thou be quit of the whole
work.” Replied he, ”Thy bidding shall be obeyed;” and sank
into the cartn. Then Judar brought forth food and they ate and
took their case and lay down to sleep. Meanwhile; Al-Ra'ad
summoned bis attendant Jinn and bade them build the palace. So
some of them fell to hewing stones and some to building, whilst
others plastered and painted and furnished; nor did the day dawn

^ hff iiul] uuw for thu.

Alf Laviah wa Laylah.

346

ere the ordinance of the pakce was complete; whereupon ad

ramp (o Judaj and said to lum, “O my lord, the palace is finished
and in best order, an it please thee to come and look on it.*’ So
Judar went forth with his mother and brothers and saw a palace,
whose like there was not in the whole world; and it confoun^d aE
minds with the goodliness of its ordinance. Judar was delighted
with it while he W'as passing along the highway and withal it had
cost him nothing. Then he asked his mother, “Say me, wilt thou
cake up thine abode in this palace?” and she answered, “I will, O
my son," and called down Wessings upon htm. Then he rubbed
the ring and bade the Jinni fetch him forty handsome white hand¬
maids and forty black damsels and as many Mamelukes and negro
slaves. “Thy will be done,” answered Al-Ra'ad and betaking
himself, with forty of his attendant Genii to Hind and Sind and
Persia, snatched up every beautiful girl and boy they saw, till they
had made up the required number. Moreover, he sent other four¬
score, who fetched comely black girls^ and forty others brought
male chatteb and carried them all to Judar's house, which they
filled. Then he showed them to Judar, who was plca^d with
them and said, "'Bring for each a dress of the finest. * “Ready!”
replied the servant- Then quoth he, “Bring a dress for my mother
and another for myself, and also for my brothers.” So the Jinni
fetched all that was needed and clad the female sbves, saying to
them, “This is your mistress: kiss her hands and cross her not, but
serve her, white and black.” The Mamelukes also dressed them-
selves and kissed Judar’s hands; and he and his brothers arrayed
themselves in the robes the Jinni had brought them and Judar
became like unto a King and his brothers as Wazirs. blow hfe
house was spacious; so he lodged Salim and Ids slave-girls in one
part dicreof and SaEm and his slave-girls in another, whilst he and
his mother took up their abode in the new and each in his

own place was like a Sultan. So far concerning them; but as
regards the King’s Treasurer, thinking to take something from the
treasury, he went in and found it altogether empty, even as saith
the poet,

“Twas ad a hive of bees chat gready thrived* * But, when the bee-swarm
fledfc "twafl dean unhivcd.*’^

* A pmi tipcm (besshivd irn3 fesnptyl, KhiTrjfih 1 *

■ hive Lk^ unth t litaitrv-cdmb in the hoUffv of I tm-trynk. to

tiiT muic of clit or cArih CAf-Hirin: A» nf TlffH}, There vtc mimv other omnii for

Artin m auioiu rltout PilfriiTux^^ m.

JunAH. HB BiLETHHEK.

So he rave z great cry and fell down in a fit. When he came to
himscU, he left the door open and going in to King Shams
al'Daulah, said to him, “O G^mmander of the Faithful,’ I have
to inform thee that the treasury hath become empty during the
night." Quoth the King, "What hast thou done with my momes
which were therein?" Quoth he, "By Allah, ! have not done
aught with Ehcm nor know i what is come of them! I visited the
place yesterday and saw it full; but tO'day when 1 went in, 1 found
it dean empty, albeit the doors were locked, the walls were un-
pierced' and the bolts® arc unbroken; nor hath a thief entered
it." Asked the King, "Are the two pairs of saddle-bags gone?”
“Yes," replied the Treasurer; whereupon the King's reason fiew

from his head,-And Shahraiad perceived the dawn of day and

ceased to say her permitted say.

it teas Ihc ^ix J^trnhrth anh ITtocttttrtb .Sight.

She said. It hath reached me. O auspicious King, that when the
Treasurer informed the King that all in the treasury had been
plundered, including the two pairs of saddle-bags, the Kim’s
reason flew from his head and he rose to his feet, saying, Go
thou before me." Then he followed the Treasurer to the treasury
and he found nothing there, whereat he was wroth with bum; and
he said to them, "O soldiers! know that my treasury hath been
plundered during the night, and I know not who jdid this deed
and dared thus to outrage me, wnthout fear of me. Said they,
"How so?"; and he replied, "Ask the Treasurer." So they ques¬
tioned him, and he answered, saying, “Yesterday I visited the
treasury and it was full, but this morning when I ento-ed it 1
found it empty, though the walls were unpierced and the doors
unbroken." They ail marvelled at this and could make the King

' L 4 ii« ^iii. 337) by ttti* * dslt tliat the luchor refated hb tile n> the

the citiptiMii. “Coenmander of the FMTbfur’ w«, I !i»Te the »^le bf

Ontar in (irdtr w ivend the clumiineu nf "Cafipit" fjtKSccSMrp of the Cilipn (Abu tUir)
tlie Apcitlc nf Altih. + , , l.

* rhicvti count (oiir mode* af (1) picking wt t>uml tmew^

(1} ctrltinfi thraiiph itnbaVwd brick*; (1) welting m mud w^ll (4) boftnff thrEKigh *
ir^cn ir»t| (Viknum Jind the Vntrtptfe p .

* Anb Gt ■ Uiinl (km. s * wadsn bek, the <inl7 ^ted ttirtoghouf

^ JIliMfTaikm of it* curiiK» a sh Lflfic fM- F lmra{iicruw>K

Alp Laylah wa Layiah,

no answer, when in came the Janissary, who bad denounced Salim
and Salim^ and said Shams al'Daulah, “O King of the age, all
this night I have not slept for that which 1 saw.” And tiie King
asked, "And what didst thou see?" “Know, O King of the age,”
answered the Kawwds, "that ah night long I have been amusing
mysdf With watching builders at work; and, when it was day, 1
saw a paiaoe ready ^lilied, whose like is not in the world. So I
asked about it and was told that judar had come back with great
wealth and Mamelukes and slaves and that he had freed bis two
brothers from prison, and built this palace, whcidn he is as a
Sultan.” Quoth the King, "Go, look in the prison." So they
went thither and not finding Salim and Salim, returned and told
the King, who said, "It is plain now who be the thief; he who
took Sal^ and SaHm out of prison it is who hath stol^ my
nionies." Quoth the Waiir, "O my lord, and who is be?"; and
quoth the King, “Their brother Judar, and he hath taken the two
pairs of saddlebags; but, O Wasir do thou send him an Emir
with fifty men to seal up his goods and lay hands on him and his
brothers and bring them to me, that 1 may hang them," And
he was sore enraged and said, "Ho, off with the Emir at once,
and fetch them, that 1 may put them to death." But the Waair
said to him, "Be thou merciful, for Allah is merciful and hasterh
not to punish His ser\.iint5, whenas they sin against Him. More'
over, Ik w^bo can build a palace in a single mght, as these say,
none in the world can vie with him; and verdy I fear lest the
Emir fall into dilhculty for Judar. Have patience, therefore,
whilst I devise for thee some device of getting at the truth of
the case, and so shalt thou win thy wish, O King tif the '
Quoth the King, "GDunsel me how I diall do, O Watir." And
the Minister said, "Send him an Emir wdtb an invitation; and I
will make much of him for thee and make a show of love for him
and ask bim of his estate; after which we will see. If w'e find
him stout of heart, we will use sleight with him, and if weak of
will, then do thou seise him and do w'itb him thy desire.” The
King agreed to this and despatched one of his Emirs, Othman
hight, to go and invite Judar and say to him, 'The King blddeth
thee to a banquet;" and the King said to him, “Return not,
except with him,” Now this Othman was a fool, proud and
conceited; so he went forth upon his errand, and wh^ he came
to the gate of Judar's palace, be saw before the door an eunuch
seated upon a chair of giold, who at his approach rose not, but

JuUAft AND HIS BltETHIkEN,

1^9

sat as if none came near, though there were with the Kmir fifty
footmen. Now this etmuch was none other than i^'Ra’^ad al-
Kasif, the servant of the ring^ whom Judar had commanded to
put on the guise of an eunuch and sit at the paJace'gate, So
the Emir rode up to him and asked him ^ “O dave, where is
thy lord?”; whereto he answered, ‘In the palace;" but he
stirred not from his leaning posture; whereupon the Fiytit
Othman waxed wroth and said to Him, *'0 pestilent aJave, art
thou not ashamed, when I apeak to thee, to answer me, sprawl¬
ing at thy length, like a g^ows-bird?" Replied the eunuch,
“Off and multiply not words." Hardly had Othman heard
this, when he was filled with rage and drawing his mace' would
have smitten the eunuch, knowing not that he was a devil;
but Al'Ra'ad leapt upon him and caking die mace from him,
dealt him four blows with it. Now when the fifty men saw
their lord beaten, it was grievous to them; so they drew their
swords and ran to slay the slave; bait he said, “E>o ye draw
on us, O dogs?" and rose at them with the mace, and every
one whom he smote, he broke his bones and drowned Hm in
his blood. So they fell back before him and fled, whilst he
followed them, beating them, till be had driven them far from
the palace-gate; after which he returned and sat down on his

chair at the door, caring for none.-And ShaKra:;ad perceived

the daw'Q of day and ceased saying her permitted say.

IHlEt^n ft htttf (fit ^ix i^ttnbrth anh tEtatnlp-firjjt .^fght.

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the eunuch
having put to flight the Emir Othman, the King's officer, and his
men, till th^ were driven far from judar s gate, returned and sxt
down on his chair at the door, caring for none. But as for the
Emir and his company, they returned, discomfited and tunded, to
King Shams al-DauIah, and Othman said, “O King of the age,
when 1 came to the palace gate, 1 espied an cunudh seated there

f A^nb, “Dibbib.^ T!k Eiiittrn macti It well knwn eo cfllbcton; U u thr^i'i

of fnetaJ, vtd mwtfy tte«1, viEh m tKnri li;EnrUc Ukv our dlicd

Strver/^ The heaij it tn urtrioai farms^ thtt vmpictt t bal|^ tmpoth and nfUlLcl^ Of h wnt pw
mto Euiiiir> hj^ MJid Tiflg^i li^^c u md(inp vui In tck^ci wcuponi USte the

bcMi oi HQfikc tuirnal* Uylt^ ^tsL

AU' Lvylaii \va Laylau,

in a chair oi goW ajid he was passing proud for, when he saw me
approach, he stretched himself at fuU length albeit he had been
sitting in his chair and entreated me ctinttimcliously, neither of-
feted to rise to me. So I began to speak to him and he answered
without stirring. W'hercat wrath gat hold of me and I drew the
mace upon him, thinking to smite him. But he snatched it from me
and beat me and my men therewith and overthrew usi. So we fled
from before him and could not prevail against him,” At this, the
King was wroth and said, “Let an hundt^ men gp down to him."
Accordingly, the hundred men went down to attack him; but he
arose and fell upon them with the mace and ceased not smidng
them till he had put them to the rout: when he regained his chair;
upon which they returned to the King and told him what Had
pa^ed, saying, “O King of the he beat us and we Qed for
fear of him.'* Then the King sent tw-o hundred men against him,
but these also he put to the rout, and Shams Al'Daulah said to
his Minister, “I charge thee, O Wa^ir, take five hundred men
and bring this eunuch in haste, and with him bia master Judar and
his brothers.” Replied the Wazir, “O King of the age, I need no
soldiers, but wdl go down to him alone and unarmed. "Go.
quoth the King, “and do as thou seest suitable.'’ So the Waiir
laid down his arms and donning a while habit,* took a rosary in
bis hand and set out afoot alone and unattended. When be came
to Judar's gate, he saw' the stave sitting there; so he went up to
him and seating himself by his side courteously, said to him,
"Peace be with thee'.”; whereto be replied, "And on thee be
peace, O mortal? What wilt thou?" When the Wa^ir heard him
say “O mortal," he knew him to be of the Jinn and quaked for
feai-; then he ad^Bd lum, "O my lord, tdl me. is thy master Judar
here?" Answered the eunuch, "Yes, be is in the palace." Quoth
the Minister, "O my lord, go tliou to him and say to him, ‘King
Rbamn Al'Daulah solutci^ thee and biddeth thee honour hh

I Tlie red bjliir h ■ ^it of aait vim^carwrc rhe Perain Kiop like Patb Ai

StfAh^ used to wasr it when a.bwt ns tJfLiei mmt hortid putu^meni, wteh mx tke "Shikk";
In tHi A msJi was liuiia iip by 3iia iiedi fliid m in iwo from the feric dqwnwMidi to the
dkS^ iMhen # Emn of ths left that fflitauthed WJiite roti« d^otiaj pciie and

merer 11 wfEJ 1 * juy. Thr "Vhitc' hand "'bliick"* haiid hive been ecplilfliitl- A
"while dcith" is iiuict and iwrurid, with fofgjeencH of he;^ A "black death" h rlolenl
mn4 drtMifulj as hy iWirtguJarinTi; a death” ii tolcHg in Uui pSTcket R

tkmah| and a "W dfiiih" U b> '*^ar ot bJoodibcd tA. P. ii. 670). Aixiong iha mFSdct it
11 the rtsifftafica of mno to hb

JUDAA AllD BrETHEEN.

dwelling with thy presence and eat of a banquet he hath made for
thee.*" Quoth the eunuch, “Tairy thou here, whilst I consult
him/’ So the Wasir stood in a respectful attitude, whilst the
Marid went up to the palace and said to Judar, "Know, O my
lord, that the King sent to thee an Emir and fifty men, and I E)«at
them and drove them away. Then he sent an hundred men and I
beat them also; then two hundred, and these also I put to the
mitt. And now he hath sent thee his Wacir unarm^ bidding
thee visit him and eat of his banquet. What sayst thou?" Said
Judar, "Go, bring the Warir hither. ' So the Marid went down
and said co him, "O Waair, come speak with my lord/' "On my
head be it," replied he and going in to Judar, found him seated, in
greater state man the King, upon a carpet, whose like the King
could not spread, and was dated and amaa^ at the goodliness of
the palace and ite decoration and appointments, whidi made him
seem as he were a beggar in comparison. So he kissed the ground
betore Judar and called down blessings on him ; and Judar said to
him, “What is thy business, O Warir?" Replied he, “O my lord,
thy friend King Shams AbDaulah salutetb thee with the .'^bm
and longcth to look upon thy face; wlierefore he hath made thee
an entertainment. So say, wilt thou heal his heart and eat of his
banquet?’’ Quoth Judar, "If he be indeed my friend, salute him
and bid him come to me/' "On my head be it/’ quoth the Minis'
ter. Then Judar bringing out the ring rubbed it and bade the
Jinni fetch him a dress of the best, which he gave to the Wazir,
’'Don this dress and gu tell the King what 1 say/' So die
Waiir donned the dress, the like whereof he had never donned,
and nttuming to the King told him wliat had passed and praised
the palace and that which was therein, saying, *‘Judar biddeth
thee to him/’ So the King called out, “Up, ye men; mount your
horses and bring me my steed, that we may go tn judar!" Then
he and his suite rode off for the Cairene palace. Meanwhile Judar
summoned the Marid and said to him, "It is my will that thou
bring me some of the Ifrits at thy command in the guise of guards
and station them in the open square before the palace, chat the
King may see them and be awed by them; so shall his heart
tremble and he shall know that my power and maj^ty be greater
than his/' Thereupon Al'Ra'ad brought him two hundred Ifrits
of great stature and strength, in the guise of guards, magnificently
armed and equipped, and when the King came and saw these tall
burly fellows his heart feared them. Then he entered the palace.

Alt Laylaii wa Lavlah.

aya

and found Judar sitting in such state as nor King nor Sultan could
even. So he saluted him and made his obeisance to him; y«
Judar rose not to him nor did him htjiiour nor said Be seated,

but left him standing*-And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of

day and ceased to say her permitted say.

niitii it tnae the ^unbreb anb Cbjenlj^^etonb

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicioi^ that when the
King entered, Judar rose not to Inm, nor dM him honour nor even
said "Be seated!"; but left him standing,* so that fear entered
into him and he could neither sit nor go away and said to himself,
"If he feared me, he would not leave me thus unheeded; perad*
venture he will do me a nuschief, because of that which I did with
his brothers.*" Then said Judar, "O King of the age, it beseem-
cth not the tike of thee to wrong the folk and cake away their
good." Replied the King, "O my lord, deign excuse me, for greed
impelled me to this and fate was thereby fulfilled; and, were tha^
no offending, there would be no forgiving," And he went on to
him^ for the past and pray to him for pardon and indul¬
gence till he recited amongst other things this poetry,

*'0 ihou of gencToua *«sl and true nobility, * Rcpncmi me not for that

which ■ cartn jL frOTi me to ihcc]

We paitian thee if thou have wrought u£ any wrong * AikI if 1 wixsught die
wrong I priy thee piirdoG mEf"

And he ceased not to humble liimself before him, till he said,
"Allah pardon thee!" and bade him be seated- So he sat do^
and Judar invested him with garments of pardon and immunity
and ordered his brothcre spread the cable. When they had eaten,
he dad the whole of the King's company in robes of honour and
gave them largesse; after which he bade the King depart. So he
went forth and thereafter came every day to visit Judar and held
not his Divan save in his house: wherefore friend^p and famili'
arity waxed great bctw'cen them, and they abode thus awhile,
t^ one day the King, being alone with his Minister, said to him,

* Tfirt in tSc Eiit ii thfl wit itfaife whit.it Eurupc^Ju would hM. It »

mm **b4r of lropu4i«ncc^" Apisg

JuitAR AMD HIS Ba£THKEM.

153

"O Wazir, 1 fear lest Judar sby me and take the kingdom away
from me.'* Replied the Wasir, "O King of the age, as for his
taking the kingdom fioro thee, have no of that, for Judar's
nresem estate is greater than that of the King, and to take the
kingdom would be a lowering of his dignity; but, if thou fear that
he kill thee, thou hast a daughter: give her to him to wife and
thou and he will be of one condition/' Quoth the King, ‘’O
Waiir, be thou intermediary- between us and him”; and quoth the
Minister, "Do thou invite him to an encemininent and pass the
night with him in one of thy saloons. Then bid thy daughter
don her richest dress and ornaments and pass by the door of the
saloon. When he seeth her, he will assuredly fall in love with
her, and when we know this, 1 will turn to Kim and tell him that
she is thy daughter and engage him in converse and lead him on,
so that thou shalt seem to know nothing of the matter, till he ask
her to thee to wife. When thou hast married him to the Priocessw
thou and he will be as one thing and thou wilt be sale from him;
and if he die, thou wilt inherit ml he hath, both great and smalt”
Replied the King, ‘"rhou sayst sooth, O my Waiir," and made
a banquet and invited tbereto Judar who came to the Sultan's
palace and they sat in the saloon in great good cheer till the end
of the day. Now the King had command^ his wife to array the
maiden in her richest raiment and ornaments and carry her by the
door of the saloon. She did as he told her, and when Judar saw
the Princess, who had not her match for beauty and grace, he looked
fixedly at her and said, “Ahr*; and his limb s were loosened; for
love and longing and passiem and pine were sore upon lum; desire
and transport gat hold upon him and he turned p^e. Quoth the
Wazir, '‘May no harm befal thee, O my lord! Why do I sec thee
change colour and in suffering?" Asked Judar, ”0 Wazir, whose
daughter is this damsel? Vcniy' she hath enthralled me and
ravished my reason." Replied the Waiir, "She is the daughter
of thy friend the King: and if she please thee, 1 will speak to him
that he marry thee to her.” Quoth Judar, "Do so, O Wazir, and
as I live, I will bestow on thee what thou wilt and will give the
King whatsoever he shall ask to her dowry; and we will become
friends and kinsfolk/' Quoth the Minister, “It shall go hard but
thy desire be accomplished." Then he turned to the King and
said in his ear, "O King of the age, thy friend Judar seeketh
alliance with thee and will have me ask of thee for him the hand
of thy daughter, the Princess Asiyah; so disappoint me not, but

354

Au LaYLAH WA LAYiAH.

accept my interccssiatx, and what dewry soever ihou askest he
will give thee.” Said the King, "The dowry i have already
received, and as for the girl, she is his handmaid; 1 give her to
him to wife and he will do me honour by accepting her,* *'——
And Shahraiad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her
permitted say.

{Bben it tnafi Ibuttbreb anb

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the
Waiir whispered the King, "Judar soeketh alliance with thee by
taking thy daughter to wife," the other replied, “The dowry 1 have
already recelv^, and the girl is his handmaid; he wiU do me honour
i>y accepting her," So they spent the rest of that night togethw
and on the morrow the King held a court, to w'hich he summoned
great and small, together with the Shaylth al-Islam.^ Then Judar
demanded the Princess in marriage and the King said, “The dowry
I have reoeiveid.'’ Thereupon they drew up the marriage-contract
and Judar sent for the saddle-bags containing the jewels and gave
them to the King as settlement upon his daughter. The drums
beat and the pipes sounded and they held high festival, whilst
Judar went in unto the girl. Thenceforward he and the King were
as one flesh and the^- abode thus for tnany days, till Shams al'
Daulah died; whereupon the troops proclaimed judar Sultan,
and he refused; hut they importuned him, till he consented
and they made him King in his father-in-law's stead. Then he
bade build a cathedral-rnosque over the late King*s tomb in the
Bundubinryah^ quarter and endowed it. Now the quarter of
Judar’s house w'as called Yamaniyah; but, when he became Sultan
he buflt therein a congrcgatioi^ mosipie and other buildings,
wherefore the quarter was named after him and was called die
Judariyah* quarter. Moreover, he made his brother Salim hia

'•Thu Chief ^rufli or Doctor of ihc Ijiw, in appcrintmcFif iirtt mwle by this OsrminE
Mohdotmccl when hfl CAptuml Cin^rantini^ln in A-D. i4SJ, th*t lamt the

fucirrioftt wenr diKHiiTsird by rhe Kiii iLKuxdc (Krua^ln-Chicn. the ChiinDcilof-

* So caLal bfiCiUur hefe lived ttie tnjJcftrh of crmhowi f Arnk BunJiih ni?* mtirnns *

^re-pieces It i^ thc rnodmi dwtrict about the vdt.lcTiOwn Khnn

* ^noLUiced atui » tAlbd iftcr one of tbc <if the Fntmiite

Thi HAine ^TL'jtsnirtiyih" is probably to the 'a

JUDAR AND HIS BkETHREN*

^^5

Waair of the right and his brother Saian his Wasir of the kft
hand; and thus they abode a year and no more; for, at the end
of that time, SaUtn said to Salim, “O my brother, how long is
this state to last? Shall we pass our whole lives in stavery co
our brother Judar? We shall never enjoy ludc or lorddiip whilst
he Ih'es,” adding, '“so bow shall wc do to kill him and take the
ring and the saddle-bags?’* Replied Salim. '“Thou art craftier
than !; do thou device, whereby we may kill him.’" “If 1 ciFect
thb," asked Salim, “‘wilt thou agree that 1 he Sultan and keep
the ring and that tbuu be my right-hand Watar and have the
saddle-bags?" Salim answered, "I consent to this;” and they
agreed to slay Judar their brother for love of the world and of do-
minion. So they laid a snare for judar and said to him, "O our
brother, verily wc have a mind to glor>' in thee and w’ould fain
have thee enter our houses and eat of our entertainment and
solace our hearts." Replied Judar, “So be it, in whose house
shall the banquet be?” “In mine," said Salim “and after thou
hast eaten of my victual, thou shalt l>e the guest of my brother.”
Said Judar, “ “Tis weG," and went with him to his house, where
he set before him poisoned food, of which when he had eaten, his
flesh rotted from his bones and he died,’ Then Siltm came up to
him and would have drawn the ring from his finger, but it resisted
him; so he cut off the finger -with a knife. Then he rubbed the
ring and the Marid presented liimself, saying, “Adsum! Ask w'hat
thou wilt.” Quoth Salim, "Take my brother Salim and put him
to death and carry forth the two bodies, the poisoned and die
slaughtered, and cast them down before the troops” So the
Marid took Salim and slew him: then, carrj’ing the two corpses
forth, he cast them down before die chief officers of the army.

* I hftiT t mlfi in Th« po^ticiJ jun^icc i* adm]mitcrf;d with murh

figour fi-Pid cstflffjtiiilc. Hertj KtAtfcrcTij the taic-itHcf jtlJowi the ^ood brother fa he ihiiii
by the tmr> widuil brother* Bit he parrtktctl iht ttlultCTTHu 4 Ijc=ai pj escape of

Qp- SteSriHiiBff tFfinfis to my notice that I hflTe Et) dk* jutiicc lo
the itcB-y of SharrUa {vd, ii-, r 1^)* where i note that tht inlcrctl ti injured by the
Inceit But tiiii hi* ■ ntetniof tni m grander irtiiric effect. SharfSan

bcgjtii with moft ujihrocherjy fueling* towflrdi hia faTher'i chKltfrcn by & fcoond wife*

Bui APili'id*™! fb™Min m love hh hulf-dfltffrdcipitc himteir. ccid nws ind ret^ciiMKe

convert the who |oy* ic the newi of hin brocHcrV [rpcLPtcjl deithi in ^ bsyel itid

devoted whicct ef ihe Mine brocher. Put Juilar wiih all hU proved Kinwdf

irront laafTT mul wiui nn inEicrh ftir two atiTKaouj viUaini- AhJ there miky be ovenutkch
of bnrviveneu ba of every other jjood

2^6

Alp Laylah wa Laylau.

who were sitting at tabic in the parlour of the house. Whm
they saw Judar and Salj'm slain^ they raised their hands from the
food and fear gat hold of them and ^ey said to the Marid, “Wlw
hath dealt thus w'ith the Sultan and the Wazir?" Replied the
Jinni, “Their brother Salim/' And behold, Salim came up to
them and said, “O soldiers, eat and make merry, for Jut^ is
dead and I hav-c taken to me the seol'ring, whereof the Marid
before you is the servant: and I bade him slay my brother Sati m
lest he dispute the kingdom with me, for he was a traitor and I
feared lest he should betray me. So now I am become Sultan
oyer you; will ye accept of me? If not, 1 will rob the ring and

bid the Marid slay you all, great and small."-And Shahraaad

perceived the dawn of day and ceased to say her permitted say.

Sahtn it \aitii (fir ^ix J^unbrrb anb Cbitntp-fouttfi ^igbt.

She continued. It hath readied me, O auspicious King, that when
Salim sard to the oncers, “Will ye accept me as your Sultan,
otherwise I will mh the ring and the Marid shall slay you all, great
and small?"; they replied, “We accept thee to King and Sultan."
Then he bac^ bury his brothers and summoned the Oivan; and
some of the folk followed the funeral, whilst others forewent him
in state procession to the audience^hall of the palace, where he
sat down on the throne and they did homage to hitTf as King;
aftcr^which he said, *‘It is my will to marry my brother Judar s
wife/ Quoth they, “Wait till the days of widowhood arc ac'
compiished. * Quoth he, “I know not days of widowhood nor
aught dse. ^^As my head liveth, I needs must go in unto her
vi^ night/* So they drew up the marriage'contract and sent tti
tell the Princess Asiyah, who replied, "Bid him enter." Accord'
he went ifi to her and she received hitti with a sht 3 w of joy
and welcome: but by and by she gave him poison in water and
made an end of him. Then she toolc dve ring and brcJte it, that
none nught possess it thenceforward, and tore up the saddle'
bags; after which she sent to the Shaykh aMsIam and other
great officers of state, telling them what had passed and saying
to them, "ChcxMc you out a King to rule over you." And tids is

* 1 ft Macft cm dit ** Iddati” would be fijor oidiithm *ud tcfi dtyit.

Gbarib abd his BRcrmER Ajia. 157

all that hath come down to us of the Story of Judar and his
Brethren.* * But 1 have also heard. O King, a caJe caUcd the

HISTORY OF GHARIB AND HIS BROTHER AJIB.®

Thebe was once in dden cirae a King of might, Kundamir hight,
vrfio had been a brave and doughty man of war, a Kahrama^ in
his day, but was growTi passing old and decrepit* Now it
Allah to vouchsafe him, in his extreme senility, a son, whom he
named Ajib^^—^the Wonderful—because of his beauty and loveli'
ness^ so he committed the babe to the midwives and wet-'niirscs
and hatidmaids and scrving women, and they reared him ^ he
ww full seven yrais aid, when his father gave h^ in charge to a
divine of his own folk and faith. The priest taught him die laws
and tenets of their Misbehef and instructed him in philcisophy
and all manner of other knowledge, and it needed but three re¬
told years ^ he was proficient therein and his spirit waxed reso-
lute and his judgment matures and he became Seamed, p?nr|iipr>r
and philosophic’^; consorting with the wise and disputing with the

* Nw quite fine. Wttl'i Geniiin femon, from a MS. in the DutsI UEirvy oTGodu,

ei»E3 Ac "Stwr td JwJar of Ctiro ind Miknud of TunU*' in a very dtffmnt IbnR. It
Etn been pleamiitly **tnkn«l4ted: (rioiTi Ac German) and edited*' by Mr, W. F. Kitby of
the Rritith Miuemn, Under the title of "The New Arabran (London: W. Swu

SanneoKht^ &Co.), and Ae niAof kindly wot me a copy, Arabian Ni^n”

teem* now loharo bectntioa fsAionafaie dde applisi wichout onv «gi,jSoidont r»l*’h at
bay U die pleas»nt Mllccdw of NiwteeniH Century Notdettes' pnblithcd under A*e
tlcsisEutioa by Mr. Robert T.dtiia Stn^eiHaia. CJutta nud ftlikdiii, fkcudilty, ISS4.

* VoTi Hammer holdt thi* story ta be u wtirt on Anb snpendtiaq Hid Ac ernnp^jlsory
ptTTjMBAtion, die ftmptlft twhiw, of ALtslam. Lone (St. 2aS> omitt it oJu^hcr foe
muons of bii own. I differ wi A srnot dtiideiKC from Ac lenniol ftfT»n whose Oriental
mding WH eitniare; bui Ac toJedon not seem to /usd/y Ids explanndoiM. It appears
to me umpljr one of Ac wilder mmeucet. full ef purpooeful tnscbnudiiTM (r.;. dared
beiween Abraham and Mom, yet quotin* the Keton) and wrirten by someone ibimtiar
with the histo^ of Oman, Theiiyl^ twif pKuliar, in many fdaceeon abrupt rhai much
m^utadon is required (ontakeii prcKntzbIe: it suit*, bowevec, A« roUkking, rinlcnt,
brigitidJikc lifo wbieti bdopicts. There iiimly one incident about theend wbiehituiifta
Von Kunmer's luspidoo.

*The Pknlafl heso of romance who eoneersts with the Sintbegh or Criffiti.

♦Theowtl is os mueh used in E^t aa««rhiiMur in Gamnny, A*anexekmadonit
n equivalent to "mighty fiticl''

■In modem dsyi used in a bsdtcn9e,isBlrecAin)icr,ctC. SoDolHoh Ao^Iyisnorcd
to be a phUdoaphcTSSI.

VOL VI.

Alj* Laylau wa Laylah.

doctors of the kw. When hk father saw this of )um« it pleased
him and he taught him to back the steed and stab with spear and
smite with sword, till he grew to be an accomplished cavalier,
versed in alt marria] exercises; and, by the end of his twentieth
year, he surpassed In aU things all the folk of his day. But his
skill in weapons made him grow up a sCubhom tyrant and a devd
arrogant, using to ride forrii a'^hunting and a'^asing amongst a
thousand horsemen and to make raids and raxrias upon the neigh^
bouring knights, cutting off caravans and carrying away the
daughters or Kings and nobles; wherefore many brought com'
plaints against hini to his father, who cried out to five of his slaves
and when they came said, “Seise this dog!" So th^ seiied
PVince Ajib and, pinioning his hands behind Kim, beat him by bis
father's command dll be lost his senses; after which the King
imprisoned him in a chamber so dark one might not know heaven
from earth or length from breadth; and there he abode two days
and a night. Then the Emirs went in to the King and, kissing
the ground between his hands, interceded with him for the Prince,
and he released him. So Ajib bore with his father for ten days,
at the end of which he went in to him as be slept by ni^t and
smote his neck. When the day rose, he mounted the throne of
his sire's esmte and bade bis men arm themselves cap'k'pie in
steel and stand with drawn swords in front of him and on his right
hand and on his kft. By and by, the Emirs and Captains entered
and finding tbdr King and his son Ajib seated on the throne
were confounded in mind and knew not what to do. But Ajib
said to them, “O folk, verily ye see what your King hath gain^-
Whoso obeyeth me, 1 will honour him. and whoso gainsayeth me,
I will do with him that which I did with my sire,” When they
heard these words they feared lest he do them a mischief; so they
replied, “Thou art our King and the son of our King;" and kissed
ground before him: whereupon he thanked them and rejoiced in
them. Then he bade bring forth money and apparel and clad
them in sumptuous robes of honour and shower^ largesse upon
them, wherefore they all loved him and obeyed him. In like
manner he honoured the governors of the Provinces and the
Shaykhs of the Badawin, both tributary and independent, so that
the whole kingdom submitted to him and the folk obeyed him and
he reigned and hade and forbade in peace and quiet for a time of
five months. One night, hewever, he dreamed a dream as he lay

Ghamu and ms Bujotheb. Ajib. 159

dumbeiing; whereupon he awoke tremWmg, nor did sleep visit
him again till the mortung. As soon as it was dawn he mounted
biE thione and hia officers stood before him, right and left. Then
he called the oneiromants and the astrologers and said to them,
‘^Expound to me my dteaml'' “What was the dream?" asked
they; and he answe^, "As 1 slept last night, 1 saw my father
standing before me, with his yard imoovered, and there came forth
of it a thing the bigness of a bee, which grew cili it became as a
mighty lion, with claws like hangers. As 1 by wondering at this
lo! it ran upon me and smiting me with its daws, rent my bdly
in sunder; whereupon 1 awoke startled and trembling. So cx'
pound ye to me the meaning of this dream." The interpreters
looked one at other; and, after considering, said, "O mi^ty King,
this dream pointeth to one bom of thy dre, between whom and
thee shall befal strife and enmttyt wherein he shall get the better
of thee: so be on thy guard against him, by reason of this ^y
vision. * When Ajib heard iheir word^ he said, "I have no
brother whom I should fear; so this your speech is mere lying,"
They replied, "We tell thee naught save what we know;" butfe
w^an^gered with them and bastinadoed therm Th^hc roseand,
going in to the paternal pabce, examined his father's concubines
and found one of them seven months gone with child; whereripon
be gave an order to two of his slaves, saying, “Take this damsel,
ye twain, and carry her to the sea-shore and drown her." So they
took her forthright and, going to the sea-shore, designed to drown
her, when they looked at her and seeing her to be of singular
beauty and loveliness said to each other, “Why should we drown
this damsd? Let us rather cany her to the forest and live with
her there in rare bve-liasse." Then they took her and fared nn
with her days and nights till they had borne her afar off and
had brought her to a bushy forest, abounding in friiit-tiees and
streams, where they both thought at the same time to win their
will of her; but each said, "I will have her first," So they fell out
one with the other concerning this, and while so doing a company
of bkckamoois came down upon them, and they drew their swords
and both sides feU to laying on load. The mellay waxed hot
with cut and thrust; and the two slaves fought thdr best; but the
blacks dew them both in less than the twinkling of an eye. So
die damsel abode alone and wandered about the forest, eating of
its fruits and drinking of its founts^ till in due time she gave birth

26 o

Alp Laylah wa Laylah.

to 31 boy, brown but dean-'llnibod and comdy, whom she named
Gharib, the Stranger, by reason of her strangerbood. Then she
cut his navd'String and wrapping him in some of her own clothe^
gave him to suck, harrowed at heart, and with vitals sorrowing for

the estate she had lost and its honour and solace.-^And Shah'

rasad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted
say.

Klljen it tDos the ^ix iE^unlrreli anb

She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the damsd
abode in the bush harrowed at hcarc and a^sorrowed; but she
suckled her babe albeit she was full of gnef and fear for her lone* *
hness. Now behold, one day, there came horsemen and footmen
into the forest with hawks and hounds and horses laden with
partridges and cranes and wild geese and divers and other water¬
fowl: and young ostriches and hares and gazdles and wild oxen
and lynxes and wolves and lions.* Presently, these Arabs entered
the thicket and came upon the damsel, sitting with her child on
her breast U'suckling him: so they drew near and asked her, '‘Say
art thou a mortal or a Jinniyah?” Answered she, “i am a mortal
O Chiefs of the Arabs.’’ Thereupon diey told thdr Emir, whose
name was Mardas, Prince of the Banu Kahtan,’ and who had come
forth that day to hunt with £ve hundred of his cousins and the
nobles of his tribe, and who in the course of the chase hafi hap¬
pened upon her. He bade them bring her before him, which they
did and she related to him her past from 6rst to last, whereat he
marvelled. Then he cried to hri kinsmen and escort to continue
the chase, after which they took her and returned to their encamp¬
ment, where the Emir appointed her a separate dwelling-place and
five damsels to serve her; and he loved her with exceeding bve

*Thc (iine b much mticil up nfiei- Arab fuhlan, Tlir b the Siyifasmli-

i>r iFfih c^rMa^, che Xyn%^ which ray itich

D-^rhihmtik. LyjiEc* sdlt m tJie thifketi nur Cairo.

* Thc ^SdUi of KjihtinL/ * thi Vi^imikih msule tntreh biatnry irt Dm an.

(ihf tpoovimai) |i wntccEi Yi’afib; bui Ya^arub (Iroin Warobii,

ol'Amlul h Uew, bcciuae Mcronfuig fn *ll authoridi^hewia the fiimt w ciJtlffaic
pTimipTc A^nbiwi t{i«ch amJ Amble poetry. tCjuisb dc Hiir. dra Anbc 4 i-

50, toe J

Ghakib a»d ms Btu^thek Ajib, a6t

and went in to her and Jay with her. She concehned bj' him
fitniightway, and, when her months wene accomplished, she bare a
man child and named him Sahim ai'LayL' He grew up with his
brother Gharib amcHig the nurses and throve and waxed upon the
lap of the Emir Maidas who, m due time committed tlie two boys
to a F akih for mstrucciotn in the things of their faith; after which
he gave them in charge to valiant knights of the Arabs, for nain'
ing them to smite with sword and lunge with Jance and shexK with
shaft; so by the time they reached the age of fifteen, they knew
all they needed and surpassed each and every brave of their tribe;
for Gbarib would undertake a thousand horse and Sahim al^Layl
no fewer. Now hlardas had many enemies, and the men of his
tnbe were the bravest of all the Arabs, being doughty cavaliers,
none might wann himself at their fire/ In his neighbourhood was
an Emir of the Arabs, Hassan bin Sabit hight, who was his inti'
mate friend; and he took to wife a noble lady of his tribe and
bade all his friends to the wedding, amongst them Mardas lord of
the Banu Kaiitan, who accepted his invitation and set forth with
three hundred riders of his tribe, leaving other four hundred to
guard the women, Hassan met him with honour and seated him
in the highest stead. Then came all the cavaliers to the bridal
and he made them bride-feasts and held high festival by reason of
the marriage, after which the Arabs departed to their dwelling'
places. When Mardas came in sight of his camp, he saw slain men
lying about and birds hovering over them right and left; and his
heart sank within him at the sight, Then he entered the camp
and was met by Gharib, clad in complete suit of ring'mail, who
gave him joy of his safe return. Quoth Mardaa, ’^Whiat meanerh
this case, O Gharib?”: and quoth Gharib, “AhHamal bin Majid
attacked us with five hundred horsemen of his tribe.” Now the
reason of this was chat the Emir Mardas hod a daughter called
Mahdiyah, seer never saw fairer than she, and Al-Hamal, lord cf

^ IrU who an Jtnw by* * tnght. Set- die death of Aniar ihni down in die dark

by the HTcbef wnn c^f JlNr^ wKd had iKrtt hlmilfL'i by a red-hot oabre Itcigtc

hif ci'cs. 1 niaj note tfajit kil ■ fae« firinoo cif A3-AHiiia^h ta the real *AnUr fcif \Antaiah J
Ured tQ a ^ood okl and pmbably dkJ the ^Jiraw-dearh,''

*SccTt]lrii.Hp.77f ^aretninbcenceoftfiatEerhil ICin^ Kulaybanii hit Hi or domain.

Hefr tltr phrase wwjM mriin^ 'T'fone coukl ap|m>icJi them whiat ihry were weotli; tjane
mm fiifc fran tbdr riLgCr**

Alp Layi.ah wa Latlak.

a6%

the Banu Nabhan,’ heard of her charms; isAereupon be took
horse with five hundred of his men and ft)de to Mardas to d ema nd
her hand; but he was not accepted and was sent away disap'
pointed * * So he awaited ttU Marcias was absent on his visit to
Hassan, when he mounted with his champions and, falling upon
the camp of the Banu Kahtan, slew a number of their knights
rfip- rest fled to the mountains. Now Ghanb and his brother
had ridden forth a-hunring and chasing with an Imndred horse
and returned not till mid^y-, w'hcn they found that Al'Hamal
had seiaed the camp and ^ therein and had carried off the
ma i<W >s. among whom was Mahdiyah, driving her away with
the captives. When Gharib saw this, he lost his wits for rage
and cried out to Sahim, saying, "O my brother, O son of an
arr^irsf^d dam,* they have plundered our camp and carried off our
wcunm and childrenl Up and at the enemy, that we may deliver
the captivcsl" So Gharib and Sahim and their hundr^ horse
rushed upon the foe, and Gharib’s wrath redoubled, and he reaped
a haiv'est of heads slain, giving the champions death'cup to drain,
till he won to Al'Hajnai and saw Mahdiyah among the capdvea.
Then he drave at the lord of the Banu Nabhan braves; with his
lance lunged him and from his destrier hurled him: nor w*as the
time of mid'aftemoon prayer come before he had slain die most
part of the foe and put to rout the rest and rescued the captives;
whereupon he returned to the camp in triumph, bearing the head
of Al'Hamal cm the point of Eus lance and improvising these
couplets,

”1 un be who ii known on the day of fight, * And the Jinn of earth at my
shade take fright;

And a awond have [ when tny right hand wields, * Death hastens fimn left
on mankind to alight;

^ The ttf NjbhAii (whom Mr. DaJger cills N^blaln] !nip|>]ini the Mdlf^ or
)Gn£9 of Oman. {.Uiuory of the Imutu Bn4 Sdryyidfl of FlfOsluyt

Soc. IS?!.)

* This is 1 sore insult m Arobii* wheie iluy foK ^ireamr ol a “jBifib<lubp“ liloe

that of Cilctitta in the d4 to tmu h*d beai hllf t doxeti tj™-t

rdtuod in An^Ec^tudiaa jn^n) could bcloc^ ' ] am doI t itdLIkm to
be itrudc cm xbe »f the Al^bi.

* ^'laveitAi apeech'': £t is as if m said, you're b JAirmed £nc fdknr^

so/* «c- "^Allah tunc thee* Tbeu liaii £Uafde4 ihy msmm olite uAd said; the

man di ScLla|tii la admiAtioa pltn tbrustia^ His spw Ihti? eyt of dead Rabi'jiii*

GhAJUU AKD HIS BflOTHU AjlD.

I have eke a hsiot and who look themm Sec a o«:mt-h^ of the liveliest
lighc^

And Ghaiib Tm highc of to/ cribe the brave * And if few my men 1 fed
naught affrighL**

Hardly had Ghaiib made an end of these verses when up came
Mardas who, seeing the slain and the vultures, was sore troubled
and with Qutterittg heart asked the cause. The youth, after due
greetings, rebted all that had befallen the tribe in bis step'sire's
absence. So Mardas thanked him and said, ‘’'Thou hast well
requited our fosteiage^ains in rearing thee, O GbaribP: then, he
alighted and entered his pavilion, and the men stood about him,
all the tribe praising Gh^'b and saying, ‘'O our Emir, but for
Gharib, not one of the tribe had been saved!" And Mardas

again thanked him.-^And Shahraaad perceived the dawn of

day and ceased to ray her permitted ray.

I8{icti ft htafi tfie ^tx ^uithrtlt anh frbteii£2*-iiixth

She said. It hath reached me, O auspidous King, that Mardas,
hearing the tribesmen's praises of Gh^'b, again thanked him for
his deningdo. But the youth, when he had delivered Mahdiyah
fnam Al^Hamal whom he slew, was smitten by the shaft ot her
glances and fell into the nets of her allurements, wherefore his
heart could not forget her and he became drowned in love and
longing and the sweets of sleep forsook him and he had no |oy of
drink or meat. He would spur his horse up to the mountain tops,
where he would spend the day in composing verses and return at
nmbtfall^ and indeed manifest upon him were the signs of
affection and distraction. He discovered his secret to one of
h» companions and it became noi^ abroad in the camp, till it
reached the ears of Mardas, w*ho thundered and lightened and

* Tht Biuiimi m iferw-sjwanp mmy expedaBy fhe prtttHj wcjtkod

MiZfik {Pilfnioigc L M9 ); S^m for footmeo (Siialfiili, ■ bwinp or wilh a

head abmji x hjnd brosid]i, aod; the Itmghitly bfice^ n fnafe bamboo Pomc 12 feet long vleh
inn hevE and a i^ng poi»i oftm o^n watk at dMnuserned under vhteh

Bre rufii of bhidk mcnch fmhef«i one or two. I never iiw a crrie«ecni^ape4 hnd a* the
tenT ^iggnn. k ib ■ ^^Pundcioor^ not lo sell these -mtcapotit: you vmjp me that

ari^de niu! 1 wiU Htiafy thee!** After whidt the Snni of the Sxml mil bi^c ow ejLi:li
copper u if you were GhenpernDg a theepr CIbid- IH. 7JJ)

264

Alp LATu^H WA Latlah.

rose tip and sat down and snarkcd and snorted and reviled the
sun and the moon, saying, ^This is the reward of him who
reamh the sons of adultery! But except I kill Ghanb, 1 shall
be put to shame.''* Then he consulted one of the wise men of
his tribe and after telling his secret took counsel with him of
killing the youth. Quoth the elder, “O Emir, 'twas Init yester^
day that he fro^ thy daughter from captivity. If there be no
help for it but thou must slay him, [et it be by the hand of another
than thyself, so none of the folk may misdoubt of thee.” Quoth
Mardas, "Advise me how I may do him die, for 1 loot to none
but to thee for his death." "O Emir," answered the other, "wait
till he go forth to hunt and chase, when do thou tak«? an hundred
horse and lie in wa^ for him in some cave till he pass; then fall
upon him unawares and cut him in pieces, so shah thou be quit of
his reproach." Said Mardas, “This should serve me well;'" and
chose out an hundred and fifty of his furious knights and Amala-^
kites'" whom he lessoned to his will. Then he watched Ghanb till
one day, he w'ent forth to hunt and rode far away amongst the
deUs and hill s ; whereupon Mardas followed him with his men. ilh
omened wigbes. and lay m wait for him by the way against he
should return from the chase that they might sally forth and slay
him. But as they by in ambush among the trees I^hold, there fell
upon them five hundred true Amalekitc^s. who slew sixty of thf;m
and made fourscore and ten p risoners and trussed up Mardas with
his amts behind his back. Now the reason of this was that when
Gharib put Al'Hamal and his men to the sword, the rest fled and

• Tht wu tli4i( hu) wen die Btrl eiul lied fallen in bve wtdi fitr

rniwaa of d^lru>£ foT her hand ia rcmsniwd form, 'fheic irunriilias of the Dewn wt
fiw ifnj ICfcfiy; do tdrMgina ttcm-

■ The Aralffl derive t}Li:ie Nnauihi;!* h^m oF Slism, (tha iftcr tKe

of tQPffUM seirtkd at ihcn nioiN5d North ic MwiJi ;tnd built the iiFtli

Tlic dyitMtac nxm? waa Arkam* M C.de Pmtval"* which he wwjW

idcTiEtfj wiEii R,ckcni CNumbdii jccet., Tltc Ijjt ATkACd JTtll before im $cn.t by
Mom Ed purge fhf Holy Luftd (Al-Hijai) oF idulatTF. Commcni^idTi on the Korui
Cchtpi. til J tflJl the Ph^riidh uf Mokj jJid Jibif derive him from the AmHlchiitt s (re

huvs Uieijr ascmimihi rhjtt rhtit Mosc-Ptith wuof the Shcphcrd-Kinjs Mtl thus, locfietiing
tp the older Medems. rhe Hykn of the smt of Iniltlt. H und ill.

I50.|^ In S)tm they with Joihiu son of Xun, Hu! ttibe or rmhet nieionnhty wm

irui pcweifiil j wc Icnow Uttfe niiout it and I lUBy sifdy predicf ihdc when the
Amaickite niuotry diajj hoivc been wdl ciplnncd, Kt ifiU pfrducir monumefitr eecond m
vt the Hirdfi:^ “A nomadk tribe which occupied the PeninHiIji of Sknii'*
(Snutn e DlErfL of thfc Bible) niperfitiaJ^ even fior tbst jiKut ^tiperhcijU of boo hi.

GhABIB AKD HJ3 fiROntER AjlB. 265

ceased not flying tili they reached their lord s brodier and told
him what had happened, whereat his DDom'day rose and he
gathered together nis Amalddtes and choosing out five hundred
cavaliers, fifty ells high,’ set out with them in quest of blood'
revengement for his brother. By the way he fell in with Mardas
and hL companiciiis and there happened between them what hap*
penedi after which he bade his men alight and rest, saying* “O
folk, the idols have given us an easy biood'wreak; so guard ye
Mardas and his tribesnien, till 1 carry them away and do them
die with the foulest of ckaths." When Mardas saw himself a
prisoner, he repimted of what he had done and said, "This is the
reward of rebelling against the Lord!” Then the enemy passed
the night rrioidng in their victory, whilst Mardas and his men
despaired of life and made sure of doom. So far concerning
them; but as regards Sahjm al'Layt, who had been wounded in
the fight with J^-Hamiil, he went in to his sister Mahdiyah, and
she rose to him and kissed, his hands, saying, "May thy two hands
ne’er wither nor thine enemies have occasion to be bHtherj But
for thee and Gharib, we had not escaped captivity among our foes.
Know, however, O my brother, that thy father hath ridden forth
With an hundred and fifty horse, purposing to slaughter Gharib;
and thou wottest it would be sore loss and foul wrong to sky him,
for that it was he who saved your shame and rescued your good."
When Sahira heard this, the li^t in his sight became ni^t, he
donned his battle'hamess; and, mounting steed, rode for the place
where Gharib was a'hunting. He presently came up with him and
found that he had taken great plenty of game; so he accosted him
and saluted him and said, "O my brother, why didst thou go forth
without telling me?" Rephed Gharib, "By ALbh, naught hiiv
dered me but that I saw thee wounded and thought to give thee
rest.” Then said Sahim, "O my brother, beware of my sire!" and
told him how Mardas was abroad with an hundred and fifty men,
seeking to slay him. Quoth Gharib, "Allah shall cause his treason
to cut his own throat." Then the brothers set out camp wards, but
night overtook them by the way and they rode on in the darkness,
till they drew near the Wady wherein the enemy lay and heard the
neighing of steeds in the gloom; w^hereupon said Sahim, "O my
brother, [rn' father and his men are ambushed in yonder valley;

* The Ajuildutcji mere glpnu And ItTod 500 y^eart. i"RlgdiD2|f, citn}

^56

Alp La^xau wa Laylah.

let us flee from it,'* * Eut Gharib dismounted and throwing his
bridle to his brother^ said to him, "Stay in dap stead till 1 come
back to thee." Then he went on till he drew in sight of the folk,
when he saw that the^’ were not of hJs tribe and heard them
naming Mardas and saying, "We will not slay him, save in hb
own land." Wherefore he knew' that nuncle Mardas w'as their
pris(.>ner, and said. "By the life of Mahdiyah, 1 will not depart
hence till I have delivered her father, chat she may not be
troubled!" Then he sought and ceased not seeking till he hit
upon Mardas and found him bound with cords; so he sat down
by his side and said to him, “Heaven deliver thee, O und^
from these bonds and this shame!" W'heQ Mardas saw Gharib
his reason fled, and he said to him, “O ray son, I am under thy
pnjtcction; so ddiver me in right of my fosterage of thee!"
Quoth Gharib, "If 1 deliver thee, wilt thou give me Mahdiyah?"
Queth the Emir, “O ray son, by whatso I hold sacred, she is
thine to all time!" So he loosed him, saying, “Mote for
hotses, for thy son Sahim is there:" and Mardas crept along like
a snake till he came to his son, who rejoiced in him and congratU'
lated him on his escape. Meanwhile, Gharib unbound one after
another of the prisoners, till he had freed the whole ninety and
they were all far from the foe. Then he sent them their weapons
and war'horees, saying to them, "Mount ye and scatter yourselves
round about the enemy and cry out. Ho, sons of Kahtan! And
when they awake, do ye remove from them and encircle them in a
thin ring.”* So he waited till the last and third watch of the
night, when he cried out, "Ho. sons of Kahtanl" and his men
answered in tike guise, dying, “Ho, sons of Kahtan," as with one
voice; and the mountains echoed thdr slo^n, so that it seemed to
the raiders as though the whole tribe of Bano Kahtan were assail''
ing them; wherefore tltey all snatched up their ams and fell upon

one another,-And Shohrazad perceived the dawn of day and

ceased saying her permitted say.

miien It bias: the &)':( lE)untirrb anb 1EtDpntp>gtbetttb

She said. It hath reached me, O anspidous King, that when the
raiders* aw'oke from sleep and heard Gharib and his men crying

*■ Hli men biorig titnm ire hundreil,

• Art3>. jptOFt Cjfaffl) jifccTWAnlivit tribe- RdmtioRt hefifccfl

ChAXIB and his BRDfTHER AjtB. 167

out, "Ho, sons of EahtanF”: they imagined that the whole tribe
was assailing them; wherefote they snatched up their amts and
fell one upon other with mighty slaughter. Gharib and his men
held aloof, and they fought tme another till daybreak, what
Gharib and Mardas and their ninety warriors <^une down upon
them and killed some of diem and put the rest to flight, Then
the Banu Kahtan took the horses of the fugitives and the weapons
of the slain and returned to their tribal camp, whilst Mardas caulU
hardly credit his deliverance from the foe, When they reached
the encampment, the stay'at'hotiie folk all cam e forth to meet
them and rejoiced in their safe return. Then they alighted and
betook them to tlieir tents; and all the youths of the tribe flocked
to Gharib's stead and great and small saluted him and did him
honour. But when hlardas saw' this and the youths encircling his
stepson he waied more jealous of Gharib than before and said
to his kinsfolk, "Verily, hatred of Gharib groweth on my heart,
and what irketh me most is that J see these flocking about him!
And to-morrow he will demand Mahdiyah of me." Quoth his con¬
fidant, "O Emir, ask of him somew'hat he cannot avail to do." This
pleased Mardas who passed a pleasant night and on the morrow,
as he sat on his stulTcd carpet, with the Arabs about him, Gharib
entered, followed by his men and surrounded by the youth ot the
tribe, and kissed the ground before Mardas who, making a show? of
joy, rose to do him honour and seated him beside himself. Then
said Gharib. "O uncle, thou madest me a promise: do thou ftillil
it." Rqplied the Emir, "O my son, she is thine to all rime; but
thou lackesc wealth," Quoth Gharib, "O uncle, ask of me what
thou wilt, and I will fall upon the Emirs of the Arabs in thdr
houses and on the Kings in their towns and bring thee fee’ enough
to fence the land from East to West." "O my son," quoth

BitLm < 3 iT>« *Tif of thtre kind*! fll il!ie» cflTiwinre mcut difenave, rR44Hl( wtw

iittmtiJinT; f?) (tlmiij fplitr. of Kaum) when thf liloGd-fiuil rdati, in4 (3) Athwin—
breihera- The last it * eempncaieil iffalf; w brDtherhmd, derwtei (he tie

betwten patrno itid client (a. iiatili emi an iftioUe tribe) of between the atranccf mhd ihe
tribe which dnimi an tinmenmriiil and unaltcnaUc » it* own land*. Hrnei a imBN
fee f AUlf/lcah) niiitt be paid and the wavelkr and hii lfe*it become "diihfl,'* of enut(«i
to UiutKcrJicIp. The (tiuniliaii 0 knmeji in tike Wrat i* RuflV; Babfa ift EsaCsm ArtW* i
Ghaftr til “Sinai!" amnn^t the SemaJ, Abbin aiul the GaJla* .Mogita Funher detdii

art gdven in PSturimime iii. SS-S'.

* Anh. "btdl." hErc=I}4(l*wi irnme^, (!«kj and betdt, ear ‘*fee from fwrti, mEh,
cattle; at peevtnia fram pecna, etc-, etc.

268

Alp I-aylah wa L^ylah*

Mardas»“I have sworn by all the Idols that I would not give
Malidiyah save co hiin who should take my blood-wite of
enemy and do away my reproach,” “O uncle,” said Ghanb, *’tcU
me with which of the Kings thou hast a feud, that I may go to him
and break his throne upon his pate,” ”0 my son ” replied Mardas,
"1 once had a son, a champion of champions, and went forth
one day co chase and hunt with an hundred horse. They fared on
from valley to valley, till they bad wandered far away amongst the
mountains and came to the Wady of Blossoms and the Castle of
Ham bin Shays bin Shaddad bin Khalad. Now m this place,
O my son, dwdleth a black giant, seventy cubits high, who fights
with trees from their roots uptom: and when my son reached his
Wady, the tyrant sallied out upon him and his men and slew them
all, save three braves, w’ho escaped and brought me the news. So
J assembled my champions and fared forth to fight the gianc, but
could not prevail against him; wherefore I was baulked of my
revenge and swore that 1 would not give my daughter in mamage
save to him who should avenge me of my son." Said Gharib,
“O uncle, I will go to this Amalckite and take the wreak of thy
son on him with the Kelp of Almighty Allah.” And Mardas
answered, saying, “O Gharib, if thou get the victory over him,
thou wilt gain of him such booty of wi^th and treasures as fires
may not devour.” Cned Gharib, *“Sweiir to me before witnesses
thou wilt give me her to wife, so that with heart at ease 1 may go
forth to find my fortune.” Accordingly, Mardas swore this to
him and took the elders of the tribe to witness; whereupon Gharib
fared forth, rejoicing in the attainment of his hopes, and went in
to his mother, to whom he related what had passed. *'0 my son,”
said she, ‘‘‘'know that Mardas hateth thee and doth but send thee
to this mountain, to bereave me of thee; then take me with thee
and let us depart the tents of this tyrant ” But he answered, "O
my mother, I will not depart hence dll I win my wish and foil my
foe.” Thereupon he slept dll morning arose with its sheen and
shone, and hardly had he mounted his charger when his friends,
the young men, came up to him; two hundred stalwart knights
arnjcd cap-a-pie and cried out to him, saying, “Take us with thee;
we will help thee and company thee by the way ” And be rejoiced
in them and cried, “Allah requite you for us with good!” adding.
"Come, my friends, let us go.” St> they set out and fared on the
first day and the second day till evening, when they halted at the

Ghaius and his Brotther Ajts, 3^

foot of & towering inoviut and baited tbeir horses. As for Gharib,
he left the rest and walked cm into tbat moun&in, till he came to a
cave whence issued a ligbti Me entered and foundt at the hitter
facing end of the cave a Shaykh, three hundred and forty yeare
dd, whose eyebrows overhung his eyei and whose moustachios hid
his mouth, Ghanb ai tbis sight was filled with awe and veneration,
and the hermit said to him, ‘'Methmks thou art of the idolaters, O
my son, stone-worshipping’ in the stead of the All-powerful
the Creator of Night and Day and of the sphere rolling on her
way," When Gbarib heard his words, his side muscles quivered
and he said, “O Shaykh, where is this Lord of whom them speak^
that I may worship him and take my fill of Ids sight?" Replied
the Shaykh, “O my son, this is the Supreme Lord, upon \^om
none may look in this world. He seeth and is not seen. Me is
the Most High of aspect and is present e^-erywhere in His wks.
He it is who miieth all the made and ordereth time to vade and
fade; He is the Creator of men and Jinn and sendeth the Progets
to side His creatures into the way of right. Whoso obeyeth Him,
He bringeth into Heaven, and whoso gainsaycth Him, He eastern
into Hell." Asked Ghanh, "And how, O uncle, saith wh^
worshippeth this puissant Lord who ovct ^ hath P^’^- ^

my son,” answered the Shaykh. "I am of the tribe of Ad,
were transgressors in the land and believed not in Mah. So Me
sent unto them a Prophet named Hud, but they called him liar and
he destroyed them by means of a deadly wind; but 1 beli^ed to-
gether with some of my tribe, and we were sa^ from destruc¬
tion * * Moreover. I was present with the ^he of Th^udandsaw
what b^el them with thdr Prophet Salih. After Salih, the Al-

i-ITu: e.hd.rrT .he otl Arsib. 1. ihe ^

nide tamt whnt rile MtiXJua ieni ™t thw timed wjih th™

the Lind » be Kt up Jwsd -tmhipped Ukc the Ji (

I59J .hit the Sleek Sto« cf M^eh, -h.A

n » tcmrstn of thU ™o«lup »nd thut the tomb of tyc nee/ JetM»h irtf Ae tM
tewflih" « L«« Stone Ubiti. iii. SSS). Jcthlih a t^ted the
dludmp .0 i myth «f Ute E^wth: kin properly jLiddab-i l>!ain ™‘

*Tk* Fiftr Aditn, J have uid^ M a\\ perimh: a few heli^irert Ktirol

prophet Hud (Hcber?) w The S«oryl Atliw.^ho

for c-pSwl .ttd Luknten foe kitm. w«e d..p«*.i by the A D

dTneiM kited . thouiind yenrt, ihc Uhin* pkee MftrtiSftS »= Sicy In A U.

iImTO Wihonh eftft A.l) lOO (C. ile Peree**!), ind avcrthrwtn by Yninih bin
Kihidji, tbs foil lec Nisht dexr*.

Alf Laylah wa Lavlah.

VJO

mighty SGit a prophet, called Abraham thePrien<i’ to Nimrod son
of Canaan, and there held what befd between them. Then my
companions died in the Saving Faith and 1 continued in this cave to
serve Allah the Most High, who provideth my daily bread without
my taking thought." Ouoth Gbarih, "O unde, what shall 1 say,
that I may become of the troop of this mighty Lord?" **Say,'^* *
replied the old man, 'There is no god but the God and
Abraham is the Friend of God,* ** So Gharib embraced the Faith
of Submission- wnth heart and tongue and the Siaykh said to
litm, “May the sweetness of belief and devotion be stahUsbed in
thy heart!" Then he taught him somewhat of the bibb'cai
ordinances and scriptures of AI'Islam and said to him, "What is
thy name?”; and he replied, “My name is Gharib,” Asked the
old man, “Whither art thou bound, O Gharib?” So he toH him
all his history, tiU he came to the mention of the Ghul of the

Mountain whom he sought,-^And Sbahraaad perceived the

dawrn of day and ceased to say her permitted say.

SIben it tsss l|ie S^ix pfunbreb snb fEtocntp-eiglitf)

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when
Gharib became a Moskm and told the Shaykh his past, from lirst
CO last, till he came to the mention of the Mountajn'Ghul whom
he sought, the old man asked him, '*0 Gharib, art thou mad that
thou goest forth against the Ghtil of the Mountain single
liandcd?”; and he answered, “O my lord, I have with me two
hundred horse." “O Gharib," rejoined the hermit, “badst thou
ten thousand riders yet shouldest thou not prevail against him,
for his name is ‘The^Chtd'who'eatcih'me^t'Wi^pray'Allaii'foT'sitfcty.
and he is of the children of Ham. His father s name was Hindi,
who peopled Hind and named jt, and he left this son after him,
whom he called Sa''adan the Ghul. Now the same was, O my son.

^ Thin citJchii b«n ncitKcd s ir siiHitMiti the of mir tnvclkTS.

Errry greai prup^icc hfa hit ngnoracftL Adsm Pure (w Elect) of Allbii; Knsa/i the
Cqr t^vicci) of AlUh ; ■' K»hm) the Spern'k-cr widi Allah; l^sut the R4h

bft*th) or KflUni (the niott]) of AlliJi. Ftir Mnhammrt3V .Al-BrnttiiV Montle-^pooil
Jl—S 4 .

* KoTiiii lit. I'n, thr true teh^oFt in ike of AlLdi h

QT ilrripftrig mv^lf to the Lonih with m Hnyp^ciwi of ^^Salvjitiijn"' contcj^cd bj
the KKit SaliTnx,^ he ^it i

Ghawb and kis BaoTUER Ajifl. 27^

even in his sire's lifetinie, a duel cyriint and a rebellious wui
kari no other food than flesh of ^e sons of Adam. His father
when about to die forbade him from thiSj but he would not be
forbidden and he le^ubled in his forwardnesSf till Hindi banished
him and drove him forth the land of Hmd, after battles and sore
travail. Then he came to. this country and fortifying himself
herein, established his home in this place, whence he is wont to
sally forth and cut the road of all that come and go, presently
returning to the valley he haunteth. Moreover, he hath begotten
five sons, warlike tvar locks, lach one of whom will do battle with
a thousand braves, and he hath flocked the valley with his booty
of treasure and goods besides horses and camch and caf^e and
sheep. Wherefore 1 fear for thee from him; so do thou implore
Almighty Allah ki further thee agiiinst him by the Tahlil, the
f^ormub. of Unity, and w'hen thou drivest at the Infideb, cry,'God
is most Great!' for, saying, “There is no god but the G^* con-
foundeth those who misbelieve," Then the Shaykhgave him astcel
mace, an hundred pounds in weight, with ten rings which ebsbed
like thunder whenas the wielder brandished it, and a sword forged
of a thunderbolt,* three eUs long and three spans broad, wherewith
if one smote a rock, the stroke would cleave it in sunder. Moreover
he gave him 2 hauberk and target and a book and said to him,
"Return to thy tribe and expound unto them AlTslam." So Gba-
rib left him, rejoidng in his new Faith, and fared till he found his
companions, who met him with salams, sa3ring, "What made thee
tany thus?” Whereupon he related to them that which had
befallen him and expounded to them AMslam, and they all
islamised, Eaidy next morning, Gharib mounted and rode to
the hermit to farewell him, after which he set cut to return to
his camp when behold, on his way, there met him a horseman
cap^'pie armed so that only his eyes appeared, who made at him.

* Amb. whadi i« tn be ■ tmne. Tlic h tn sword,

made oT a dtottc, btsck, bfilliant nnJ hjtnf u ■ rcidc (an cicmlitc), wkich had
itnit'k i epmel cat the Tigh: aad liad mric oui by xhc tfft. Tki; hlafkjimitli made it

tnfQ ■ hlutlc tkfee fett lortfr by tfMittt bmcb a Idnd of fkkhfnn or ii

with Boid ciiUol ii nMmi {the 'TrcflthaFvf'"V (tm if* be uid la the

itwncrT—

The sw^ml ’ll rnsnchflnf, f «tn nf the GhnPi clan*

Trcndiifti tn »ooshp Imi wh^rs U th* sw^dcr-man f

W»!cmnvm the wniTi- imir' rhtf tn-ika-V h-*l, « must laiisfACWr to ill

but nxut.

Au Laylah wa Laylah.

sayingj “Doff what is on thee, O scum‘ of the Arabsj or I
do thee die!" Therewith Gharib drave at him and there betel
between them a battle such as would mate a new-boiti child turn
grey aiidmelt the flinty rock with its Mre affray; but presently the
Badawi did off his face-veil, and loj it was Gharib’s half-brother
Sahim al-Layl, Now the cause of his coming thither ww that
w'hen Ghanb set out in truest of the Mountain-Ghui, Sahim w^
absent and on his returns not seeing hU biother, he went in to his
mother, whom he found w'eeping. He asked the rnja^n of her
tears and she told him what had happened of his hrotlier’s journey,
whereupon, without allowing himseU aught of rest, he donned his
war-gear and mounting rode after Gharib, dll he overtsook him and
there befel bmveen them what befel. When, therefore, Sahim
discovered his face, Gharib knew him and saluted him, saying,
"What moved thee to do this?” Quoth Sahim, ‘‘‘t had a mind
to measure myself with thee in the field and make trial of my
lustihoed in cut and thrust.” Then they rode together and on the
way Ghanb expounded Al-Islam to Sahim, who embraced the
Faith; nor did they cease riding dll they were hard upon the
valley. Meanwhile, the Mountain-Ghul espied the dust of their
horses;* feet and said to his sons, "O my sons, mount and fetch me
yonder loot" So the five took horse and made for the party.
When Gharib saw the five Amalddtes approaching, he plied
shovddron upon his steed's flank and cried out, saying, ’‘‘Who
are ye, and what is your race and what do ye require?” Where¬
upon Faibun bin Sa.*ada.n, the eldest of the five, came out and
said, “Dismount ye and bind one another^ and we will drive you
to our father, that he may roast various of you and boil various,
for it is long since he has tasted the flesh of Adanv-son." When
Gharib heard these words he drove at Falhun, shaking his mace,
so that the rings rang like the roaring thunder and the giant w-as
confounded. Tlien he smote him a light blow with the mace
between the shoulders, and he lell to the ground like a tall-trunked
palm-rrec: whereijpon Sahim and some of his men fdl upon him
and pinioned him; then, putting a rope about his neck, they haled

^ ,4nbL “Kutl'iK^t Bt. ■ hh oit i3ft, fhigincrit, nail-purine^ oiidf liwe ttH
! haifc thia scctir in pElgrioiag^ i!L tia Latn? t>ften layig far n want^

hy T&is of my paLifmiil Lincle'" (vrife], aod thus paraj^cs Iua politoicss by diking

m Jt Udy's namc-

^ Ai iriU appur fhc rw-i brnthm wm jouKd bj a parcy nfhancmsiLr

GhaMB AJiD HIS BROfTHZS. AjlS.

^71

“Venlv A bcirdliiss youth, forty cobite bigh, ^

Oiioth Sa'adan “May the stin pour do blessuig on

S/wt m »TrdiMS 'rrchd

SSiTvowS L bl™ «.d ft fdl h^^lcss; wte^Sa^

and tbro^Mng down tha weapon, sp^g

and caught him in his H*' ;„ the Ghul's

the sparrow. Now when Ghanb hw ^ ^mostGreat'

clutches, he criwJou^ saying. ^ ° i ^ Muhaounad.® the

Oh the favour of Abraharo the rnenU, uje - jck^kr^-afl
SUd (S whom Allah keep and as^!) —
perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her pemutted say.

W^rti it teas tije ft>« J&unhrth anh Ctoeiitp-nintf) fZigfJt,

She continued. It hath teacW me, O JouT

Gharib aw Ms brother in tte dotches of^ ^ ™b

saying “Oh the favour of Ibrahim, the Y_

(whom Allah keep

shaking his mace, till the nogs „f th^ribs

"God % most Greatl" and smote the Ghul on the hat ot^e nDs

t^his mace, whereupon he fell to

loosed his grip on &him; nor did be come to himseli he P
iS^andSacbled. When his son saw ths,

Gharib drove Seed after hirti and 'S^h^bS

between the shouldere, threw him from his horse, bo they

. -Tou.^ E.15.

»Moh»mm»d (ihf tlrwiii# e^at For « amiUr nlw wpM t^i: name,

VOL- VI.

Aif Layuui wa Laylah.

^74

him with his father and brethiai and haltering them with ropes»
haled them all six along like baggage'cunela, till they readied
the Ghui's castle, which they found lull of goods and treasures and
things of price; and there they also came upon twelve hundred
Ajaniis, men of Persia, bound and shackled. Gharib sit down on
Sa*adan's chair, which had aforetime bdonged to bin Shaya
bin Shadflad bin Ad causing Sahim to stand on his right and his
cnmp rtni nns on his ctchEr hand, and sending for the Ghul of the
Mountain, said to him, "How findest thou th^'self, O accursed?”
Replied Sa'adan, ”0 my lord, in the sorriest of plights for abase¬
ment and mortjfication; my sons and I, we are bound with ropes
like camels," Quoth Gharib, "It is my will duit you enter my
faith, the faith Al-Islam bight, and acknowledge the Unity of the
All-knowing King whose AU-might created Light and Night and
every thing,—'there is no God hut He, the Requiting King!—and
confess the mission and prophethood of Abraham the Friend (on
whom be peacef),” So the Ghul and his sons made the required
profession after the goodliest fashion, and Gharib bade bose their
bonds; whereupon Sa'adan wept and would have kissed his feet,
he and his sons; but Gharib forbade them and they stood with
the rest who stood before lum. Then said Gharib, "Harkye,
Sa'adan!"; and he replied, "At thy service, O my lord!" Quoth
Gharib, "What are these captives?" "O my lord," quoth the
Ghul, “these arc my game from the land of the Persiane and are
not the only ones." Asked Gharib, “And who is with them?";
and Sa'adan answered, my lord, there is with them the
Princess Fakhr Taj, daughter of King Sabur of Persia,* and an
hundred damsels like moons.” When Gharib heard this, he

‘ Thr Edit !wte yivn “Sit,** but «U«tt)icK "Slai," which ihc ewtutt fenn-

^ SApcif Scodutd (A-I5- 31 compeOiiii ki atciifk tht poverful Arab bofda

of flf whom, liJstf tha Tsfr^ Aui anil fChitciaj, the Bany ara\ tbc

lliriiwi left AUYoniiiiE] A«Dt IW-17G, and Kfrifid jjj tliE imrtli nsftfi-cajt oi At-Niyd.
Tbij ifTCJi i:kcx1lii ftiiil dlEpcman of the iribei wat cauiodi ii hat. been uTdj hy the bumins
ef the Dim ef M.lnb erifinjJly bmlt hv Abd nJr-Sh^rffv f^rher nf Hlmyar. The*
VixriBiuan fflcea wpx tslmigrij into poyerty ami muned I]Clrt|^ra^da^ planrih^ tKcmselvn
rhe Arabi of son 0 / AtLnia- Hcrure the lingikini of m Syn^

whqu phylrinchi undef the Romuti Gt^ek F.mpmn&r ConstiintinDFilo^ a^T^rr^ell^l
pBle^irne Tmtj the Ambi of Syria mnd PaloriTie; and the kin^om of who«

Likhmite Prinoa^ dtpendatt ttpon Perda, tnEaaipcd the Arali* of the RuphTaica, Oman
tRil AJ-Bihrayn- 1 lit Ma'adilitei trill COOUirucd tty occupy the Central of ArtM^

a feamre anaJocont with Inj^n '"’abeve cite Obauta-'"

Ghakib and his Bhothbr Ajib. 475

marvelled and said, "O Emir, how came ye by these?"
Replied Saadan, “1 went forth one night with my sons and
£ve of my slaves in quest of booty, but finding no spoil in our
way, we dispewed over wilds and wolds and fared on, hoping
we might happen on somewhat of prey and not return empty'
handed, till we found ourselves in the land of the Persians.
Presently, we espied a dust'cloud and sent on to reconnoitre one
of our slav^, who was absent a while and presently returned and
said, *0 my lord, this is the Princess PAhr Taj, daughter of
Sabur, King of the Persians, Turcomans and Medes; and she ts
on a journey, attended by tw^ thousand horse.' Quoth I, 'Thou
lust gladdened us with good newsl We CQuld have no hner loot
than this.' Then I and my sons fell upon the Persians and slew
of them three hundred men and took the Princess and twelve
hundred cavaliers prisoners, together with all that was with her of
treasure and riches and brought them to this our castle." Quoth
Ghanb, “liast thou offered any violence to the Princess bakhr
Taj?" Quoth Sa'adan, "Ncit I, as thy head liveth and by the
virtue of the Faith 1 have but now embraced!" Ghanb replied,
“It was well done of thee, O Sa'adan, for her father is King of the
world and doubdess he will despatch troops in quest of her and
lay waste the dwellings of thtsse who took her. And whoso
Ifmketh not to issue and end hath not Fate to fifend. Bur where
is the damsel?" Said Sa’axkn, *'l have set apart a pavilion for
her and her damsels;" and said Ghaiib, "Show me her lod^g,"
whereto Sa'adan rejoined, "■Heartening and obedience?" So he
carried him to the pavilion, and there he found the Princess
mournful and cast down, weeping for her former condition of
dignity and delight. When Gh^b saw her, he thought the moon
was near him and magnified Allah, the AU'hearing, the All'Seeing,
The Princess also locked at him and saw him a princely cavalier,
with valour shining from between his eyes and testifying for him
and not against him: so she rose and kissed his hands, then fell
at his feet, saying, ‘‘O hero of the age, 1 am under thy protection;
guard me from this Ghul, for 1 fear lest he do away my maiden'
head and after devour me. So take me to serve thine hand'
maidens." Quoth Gharib, “Thou art safe and thou shak be
restored to thy father and the seat of thy worship." Whereupon
she prayed that he might live long and have advancement m rank
and honour. Then he bade unbind the Persians and, turning to
the Princess, said to her, “UTiat brought thee forth of thy palace

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176

to the wilds and wastes, so chat the high’way'fobbers made priw
of thee?” She replied, “O my lord, my father and all the pe^lc
of his realm, Turks and Daylamices, ore Magians. worshipping fire,
and not the All-powerfoi King. Now in our country b a
monastery called the Monastery of the Fire, whither every year
the daughters of the Magians and woi^hippers of the Fire resort
at the tune of their fesd^-al and abide there a month, after
which they return to their houses. So i and my damsels set out,
as of wont, attended by two thousand horse, whom my father
sent with tne to guard me; but by the way this Ghul came out
against us and slew some of us and, taking the rest captive
imprisoned us in this hold. This, then, b what befcl me, O valiant
champion, whom Allah guard against the shifts of Time!" And
Gharib said, “Fear not: for I will bring thee to thy palace and the
seat of honours." Wherefore she blessed him and kissed his
hands and feet. Then he went out from her, after having com'
manded to treat her with respect, and slept till morning, when he
made the WutU'ablution and prayed a two-bow prayer, after the
riteof our father Abraham the Friend (on whom peace!), whilst
the Gbul and his sons and GhariKs company all did the like after
him. Then he turned to the Ghul and said to him, "O Sa'adan,
wdt thou not show me the Wady of Blossoms?”'’ “I will, O my
lord,” answered he. So Gharib and hb company and Princess
Fakhr Taj and her maidens all rose and went forth, whilst Sa'adan
commanded his slaves and slavc'girls to slaughter and cook and
make ready the moming-meal and bring it to them among the
trees. For the Giant had an hundred and fifty handmaids and
a thou.sand chattels to pasture his camek and oxen and sheep.
When they came to the valley, they found it beautiful exceedingly
and passing all degree: and birds on tree sang joyously and the
modring-nightingalc trilled out her melody, and the cushat

filled with her moan the mansions made by the Deity,-And

Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased to say her per'
mitted say,

^ i hivff dEPTnbcii fP^Egiimagt t, 3T0Q th^ snslf b^qi «bkh h BMiwi wUl dSgsif/ hf
the Ptjyiic (if al-VVifid=Vik of Rosu*

Ghajeud and ms BKorKim Ajib.

^77

tB^tn it taa£ ( 1 ;c frbc attb tEfiirtirttl

51 i£ saidt I c hath reached me, O auspicious King, chat when Ghanb
and his merry men and the Giant and his crihe reached the \Vady
of Blossoms they found birds flying free; thecushat filling with her
moan the mansions made by the Deity, the bulbul singing as if
'cwere human harmony and the merle whom ro describe tongue
faileth utterly; the turtle, whose plaining maddens men for love-
ecstasy and the ringdov'e and the popinjay artswering her with
fluency. There also were trees laden with ail manner of fruitery, of
each two kinds,* the pomegranate, sweet and sour upon branches
growing luxuriantly, the almond-apricot,’ the camphor-apricot*
and the almond Khorasan hight: the plum, with whose branches the
tfoughs of the myrobakn were entwined tight; the orange, as it
were a cresset flaming light, the shaddock weighed down with
heavy freight; the lemctn, that cures lack of appetite, the dtmn
against jaundice of sovereign might, and the date, red and yellow-
bright, the cspedal handiwork of Allah the Most High. Of the
like of this place saith the enamoured poet,

^When da birds is the latg make mdody, * The lom Lover yeameth ks sight
to see:

Tis as Eden breathing a fragrant fareese, • With its shade and fruits and rilU
flowing free.*'

Gharib marvelled at the beauty of that Wady and bade them set
up there the pavilion of Fakhr Taj the Qiosiojte; so they pitched
it among the trees and spread it with rich tapestries. Then he sat
down and the slaves brought food and they ate their sufficiency;
after which quoth Gharib, “Harkye, Sa’adan!**: and quoth he,
“At thy service, O my lord." “Hast thou aught of wine?" asked

mi, 3 , tvtiy fruit two tiiffercjic IdfwJs,'* 1 ^, lutgc md imnll, bUfk mid
And wfr,

K A ifrmft Mlpaa mi aJiiulnd^Uce, idlidl makci iii kmicl iwcet idil xt tB csp^likl
of HiftVtiur. Soc RfibcU'a Narurnl Kiiiiiry of xAlcprpd, p. 21.

■ edit'd i^m rhe fl«vf/urofihr \x itwclInkriEiwii At DosiMcut when: ■ faymirito

frail is the dricct ^prtfOE with jtn olmtinil bf way of ki^ci. There sre rnsFiy prtpuiairans
ql Hpricotfr^ npfcldllr the ^^Mmrc^i skin'"' (JiEd d-fmsi or Ksmur d paste foEtlod

into utd ecsctlr rescmbTing ihc smde ftom whisk it taket s niittic, Whet^ wsnted

U h duwived iti liiE^ sad as i reluh with bresi or b^cdt (E^Egrfmaee i. 28^).

Alf Laylah wa Layi.au.

178

Ghanb, and Sa'adan answered, *'Ye$, I have a dsceni full of old
wine.'* Said Gharib, “Bring us some of it.“ So Sa'adan sent ten
abves, who returned with great plenty of wine, and they ate and
drank and were mirthful and merry. And Gharib bethought him
of Mahdiyah and improvised these couplets,

"1 mind our union diy? when y-e wcic * And itmica my h^art widi
lovc^ii consuming Ikwc.

By AlUh, ne'er of will 1 quitted you: ’ But skiitA of Titne li^in you ocmi^
pcllcd ine go:

Peaci: fair luck and greexinga tbou»nd'fakl • To frrnn exii^

pining

They abode eating and drinking and taking their pleasure in the
volley for three days, after which they returned to the castle. Then
Gharib colled Sohim and sojd to him, “Take on hundred horse and
go to thy father and mother and thy tribe, the Banu Kahtan, and
Bring them all to this place, here to pass the rest of their days,
whilst 1 carry the Prinoras of Persia back to her father. As jfor
thee, O Sa'adan, tarry thou here with thy sons, till 1 return to
thee." Asked Sa'adan, “And “why wilt thou not carry me with
thee to the land of the Persians?”; and Gharib answered, “Because
thou stolest away King Sabur s daughter and if his eye fall on thee,
he will eat thy flesh and drink tby blood,” When the Ghul heard
this, he bughed a loud lau^, as it were the pealing thunder, and
said, “O my lord, by the life of thy head, if the Persians and
Medes united against me, I would make them quaff the cup of
annihilation.*' Quoth Gharib, "Tis as ihovi sayest;' but tany
thou here in fort till I return to thee;” and ouoth the Ghul, “I
hear and 1 obey,” Then Sahim departed with his comrades of the
Banu Kahtan for the dwelUng'pIace? of their tribe, and Gharib set
out with Princess Fakhr Taj and her company, intending for the
cities of Sabur, King of the Persians. Thus far concerning them;
but as regards King Sabur, he abode an'oiting his daughter's return
from thcMonastery of the Fire, and when the appoint^ time passed
by and she came not, flames raged in his heart. Now he had forty
Waiirs, whereof the olde^ wisest and cbiefest was hight Day dan;
sohesaidtohim, ”0 Minister, verily my daughter delayeth her re*
turn and 1 have no news of her choiiijh the appointed time is past;
so do thou send a courier to the hf onastcry of the Fire to learn what

* ‘*p^nra Kaini tikilP*»rJic Cflircnt

Gharib Aiit) fm Brothjga Ajib>

is come of her,” “Hearkening and obedience," repLed Day dan;
and, summoning the chief of the couriers, said to him, “Wend
thou forthright to the Monastery.’' So he lost no time and when
he reached it, he asked the monks of the King's daughter, but they
said, “We have not seen her this year." So the oourier returned
to the city of Isbanir^ and told the Wazir, who went in to the
King and acquainted him with the message. Kow when Sabur
heard this, he cast his crown on the ground, tore his beard and
fell down in a trance. They sprinkled water upon him, and
presently he came to himself, tearful'eyed and heavy-hearted,
and repeated the words of the poet,

“What I fv'p3Tt£d patience call and tean, * Tears came to call but Patience
never hean:

What, then, if Fortune patted ua to far? • Fortune and Perfidy xre peers
and feres!"

T hen he calT«l ten of his captains and bade them mount with a
thousand horse and ride in diffetent directions, in quest of his
daughter. So they mounted forthright and departed each with
his thousand; whilst Fakhr Taj's mother dad heiadf and her
women in black and screwed ashes on her head and sat weeping

and lamenting. Such was their case;-And Shahrawd pcT'

ceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say.

mtien ir fuatf the ^i:t jP^unbrth anb Cbtrtp-ftrsf ^igbl.

She said. It hath reached me. O auspicious King, that King Sahur
sent his troops in qurat of his daughter, w’hose mother dad herself
and her women in bbefc. Such was their case; but as regards
the strange adventures of Gharib and the Princess, they journeyed
on ten days, and on the eleventh day, appeared a dust-doud which
rose to the confines of the whereupon Gharib called the
Emir of the Persians and said to him, “Go Icam the cause thereof."
“I hear and obey," replied he and drave his charger, till he came
under the cloud of dust, w'here he saw folk and enquired of them.

*Thii m%f Clcflpho^, tlic anocni cspitftl of ihc ChoirD^ on rhe Tt^rii btlow
and ipoltcrr of eJwjwhcfE m Ths Nigiitis cipectailjr in k li

oiltfid libinir AtMAdlilii \ Hidiln Khri (the dM qF Quhtos) heinf the AnMc ruunc
of the old dual zitf.

Ai,f L^yi-ah vja Laylam,

oSo

Quoth one of them, “We are of the Banu Hattil and are questing
for plunder; our Emir is Samsam bin AJ-Jirih and we are five
thousand horse/’ The Persians returned in haste and told their
saying to Gharib, who cried out to his men of the Banu Kahtan
and to the Persians, saying, *'Don yoxxr arms!'' They did as
he bade them and presently up came the Arabs who were shout¬
ing, “A plunder! a plund^!" Quoth Gbarib, “Allah confound
you, O dogs of Arabs!" Then he loosed his horse and drove at
them wjth the career of a right valiant knight, shouting, “AUaho
Akbar! Ho for the faith of Abraham the Friend, on whom be
peace!" And there befel betvi’eai them great fight and sore
fray and the swwd went round in sway and there was much said
and say; nor did they leave fighting till fled the day and gloom
came, when they dr™ from one another away. Then Gharib
numbered his tribesmen and found that five of the Banu Kahtan
had fallen and three-and'seventy of the Persians; but of the
Banu Hattal they had slam more than five hundred horse. As
for Samsam, he alighted and sought nor meat nor sleep, but said,
“In all my life I never saw such a fighter as this youth! Anon he
fighteth w'ith the sword and anon with the mace; but, to-morrow
1 will go forth on champioa W'ise and defy him to oombat of twain
in battle plain where edge and point are fain and I will cut olF
these Arabs.” Now, when Gharib returned to his camp, the Prin¬
cess Fakhr Ta) met him, weeping and affrighted for the terror of
that which had befallen, and kis^ his foot in the stimip, saying,
“May thy hands never wither nor thy foes be blither, O champion
of die age! Alhamdolillah—Praise to God—who hath saved thee
alive this day! Verily, 1 am in fear for thee from yonder Arabs,”
When Gharib heard this, he smiled in her face and heartened and
comforted her, saying. “Fear not, O Princess! Did the enemy fill
this wild and wold yei would I scatter tliem, by the might of
Allah. Almighty.” She thanked him and prayed that he might
be given the victory over his foes; after which she returned to her
women and Gharib went to his tent, where he cleansed himself
of the blood of the Infidels, and they lay or guard through the
night. Next morning, the two hosts mounted and sought the plain
where cut and thrust ruled sovereign, The firet to prick into the
open was Gharib, who dratfc his charger till he w-as near the Infidels
and cried out, “Who ts for jousting with me? Let no sluggard
or weakling come out to me!” Whereupon there rushed forth
a giant Amalekite of the lineage of the vn\x of Ad, armed with an

Ghae^b akd bib DRomm Ajib.

iron flail twenty pountis in weight, and drove at Gharib, saying,
“O scum of the Arabs, take what cometh to thee and learn the
glad tidings that thy last hour is at liandl” So saying, he aimed
a blow at Gharib, but he avoided it and the Dad sank a cubit into
the ground. Now die badawi was bent double with the blow: so
Gh:^b smote him with his mace and clove his forehead in suiu^
and he fell ^wn dead and Allah hurried his soul to tfell-tiie.
Then Gharib charged and wheeled and called for cliammons; so
there came out to Kim a second and a third and a fourth and so
on, till ten had come forth to him and he slew them all. When
the Infidels s;iw his form of fight and his swashing blows they
hung back and forebore to fare forth to him, whereup^ Samsam
looked at them and slid, “Allah never ble^ you! 1 will go forth
to hiin." So he donned his battle^gear and driving his char^
into mid^field where he fronted the foe and cried out to Ghanb,
saying, “Fie on thee, O dog of the Arabs! hath thy strength
waxed so great that thou shculdst defy me in the open field and
slaughter my men?” And Gharib replied, **Up and take blood'
revenge for the slaughter of thy braves!” So Samsam ran at
Gharib who a’ft-aitcd him with broadened breast and heart
enheartened, and they smote each at other with maces, till the two
ho^ marvelled and every eye was fixed on them. Then they
wheeled about in the field and struck at each otheu" two strokes:
but Gharib avoided Samsam'^a stroke which wreak had wroke and
de^t with a buffet t^t beat in his breastbone and cast him to the
ground—stone dead, Theteupon all his host ran at Ghanb as one
man, and he ran at them, crying, "God is most Great! Help and
Victory for us and shame and defeat for those who misbelieve

the faith of Abraham the Friend, on whom be peace!”-And

Shahratad perceived the dawn of day and ceased to say her
permitted say.

mfitit (t the i&nnbreb anh tThirtMetonb

She said, It hath reached me, O ausoidous King, that when Sam-
sam’s trib^men ru-died upon Gharin as one man, he ran at them
crying, "God is most Great! Help and Victory for us and shame
and defeat for the Miscreant!” Now when the Infidels heard
the name of the All-powerful King, the One, the All'Conquer-
ing, w'hom the sight comprehendeth not, but He oamprehendeth

Alf Laylaii wa Laij-ah.

082

the they locked at one another and said, “What is this

say that ©aketh our sJde'museics tremble and weakenetli our
resolution and caiiseth the liic to fail © us? Never m our lives
heard we aught goodlier than diis saying 1“ adding, ‘'Let us leave
lighting, that we may ask its meaning.'' ho they held their hands
from the battle and dismounted; and their elders assembleJ and
held counsel together,, seeking to go to Ghanb and saying, "Let
ten of us repair to him[“ ho tliey chose out ten ol their best,
who set tKit for Ghanb's tents. Now he and hi? people had
alighted and returned to their camp, man.'elling at the withdrawal
of the lulidels from the fight. But, presendy, lo and behold! the
ten came up and seeking speech of Gharib, kissed the earth before
him and wished him glory and lasting life. Quoth he to them,
"What made you leave fighting?": and quoth they, "O. my lord,
thou didst affright us with the words thou shoutest out at us,"
Then asked Gharib, "WTiat calamity do ye worship?"; and they
answered, “We worship Wadd and Su\^*fi'a and Yaghus,* lords of
the tribe of Noah"; and Gharib, “We serve none but Allah
Almighty, Maker of all things and Provider of all livings. He
it is who created the heavens and the earth and stablished the
mountains, who made water to wdl from the stones and the trees
to grow and feedeth wild beasts ui wold; for He is AHaK the
One, the All-powerful Lord," When they heard dus, their
bosoms broadened to the words of Unity-faith, and they said,
“Verily, this be a Lord high and great, compassionating and

* KiTran n. 103. Thr u^nMlitian it S*1 e« whlrh 1 Kav# gtncfaliv preferred, (tespife
manr IJiM tErtiiere tkit Knun«e, "The pj’H He noi ttlm, hut He teeth

die rre*:" ami Mr, RaiwcU, vlilan taluth in Him f fl. bjt He takeih in lU (nstm;**
ind fbcTtrfi "'Nn sycKght rc4cturh n TEcq,"

' Sate {icCI. 1} Itlli la a\\ tJimt wsj then knnwFi of licae vhm which with Yi'dk tnc!

Vatr *etd the rhfwf "'diitffhtcn of Gryl.*' Goddenn of F.ncnrfM (the Hindu Saitiil Afliu
Al.Uje^ and mentianDd In the K^m wm the diitfn Ixf the pc^titsmlric t^antheon*

! ci^nna* but ntEpcer fhjii all will he ponncctci with okl Bubj Intiian wmhlp. ALBaydlwi
{in krtf. Ini, 23) Hyjirf Stiwi^ap \ nghtiK, j^rtil ^^ai7 they i^crc nameJ

Cl/ pbui tnen breween and Noah. lAer* Afd* Y^hu^ wit thfl gunt Idfd

the M aiJuj txlbc Kt AkEnmh i>f Al-Yaman anrl flficrw^dt ar Nijran AUUjel viM
womhippeii htr hkl (at the me- l>?Jt]fl^Fur cd Ghutufin -a^i* deHifDTod ifEtr

the Praphct'i nHer by KhiHd bin VV^TM. Allit jrAU.it es wncten hv Ihiosck (tpoe, J W
"■JLihikt“ If. 4kii5cs in gcfccni. But Hmolcirna mdEntiy refen to ona b«I when he malta
[hr AmL* worship I^yiiia u ^Otwtak Vnm'A ^AhXdx and riic in

AtHr wumddt tn ■ Greek ear^ inirtKiucc Anficb-rf ^vllnhle ^ATlletl. Thff wai The Kocldct^ of
the HunTih itnd Thjdilf whoje icmpic it Tlif arrtnre' like the Ki'nbsh bdbre
M^jinmcd dcjtr^y^d it.

GifAKifi ANQ Hts Brother Ajib.

coropasetonacei"; atMiiig, “‘And whac shall we say, Do becume of
the Moslerns^ of Lhose whidi submit themselves to Him?" Quoth
Gharib, “Say, “There is no god bit the God and Abraham is the
Friend of God.’" So the ten made veracious profession of the
veritable rdigion and Gharib said to them, "An the sweet savour
of Al'lslam be indeed stablished in your hearts, fare ye to your
tribe and expound the faith to them; and if they profess, they
shall be saved, but if they refuse we will bum them with hre."
So the ten elders returned and expounded Al-'Islam to chdr
people and set forth to them the path of truth and creed, and they
embraced the Faith of Submission with heart and tongue. Then
they repaired on foot to Gharib's tent and kissing ground between
his bands wished him honour and high rant, saying, "O our lord,
wic are become thy slaves; so command us what thou wilt, for we
are to thee audient and obedient and we w'iU never depart from
thee, since Allah hath guided us into the right way at thy hands,"
Replied he, "Allah abundantly requite you! Return to your
dwellings and march forth with your good and your children and
forego me to the Wady of Blossoms and the castle of bin
Shays,’ whilst 1 carry the Princess Fakhr Taj, daughter of Sabur,
King of the Persians, back to her father and return to you."
“Hcaritening and obedience," said they and straightway returned
to their encampment, rejoicing in AJdslam, and expounded the
True Faith to their wives and children, who became Bdie^’ets.
Then they struck their tents and set forth, with their good and
catde, for the Wady of Blossoms, When they came in sight of
the castle of Shays, Sa'adart and bis sons sallied forth to them,
but Gharib had charged them, saying, "If the Ghul of the Moun'
tain oome out to you and offer to attack you, do ye call upon
the name of Allah the All'creator, and he wil! leave his hostile
intent and receive you hospitably " So when be would have
fallen upon them they called aloud upon the name of Almighty
Allah and straightway he received them kindly and asked them
of thdr case. They told him all that had passed between
Gharib and themselves, whereupon he rejoiced in them and

* S^hiLTi (Shiychl h Ab Seth fFatheJ Ssdi> <rf the Hcbfrt*, t namr corvtiJFiinj th?
inlbftl tnd trfnfliijil Icft^ *f iht Egi^TD-Ptiftfilce-Hcbrtw Alphdhei nod ffcr ""AtjAd" 13/
the hAihUl Thw ctmaux jImui ici cfinni^ntTfl vith the rvAmc of AlUh fEI}^ the Zodiatal
jmif mth the odfnitEllAri^ynfe^ bur not wholly umnEemTinf, m\\ ennwlt ^n-

ficjtlnvTd STne” (roL i 33).

aS4 Laylah wa Lavij^h.

Jodged them with him and loadai them with favours. Such was
their case; but as regards GhiirJb, he and his, escorting the
princess fared on five days' journey towards the City of Isbanir,
and on the sneth day they saw a dust'cloud. So Ghanb sent one
of the Persians to learn the tneaning of this and he went and
returned, ewiftlier than bird in llight, sa>'ing, "O my lord, these
be a thousand horse of our comrades, whom the King hath sent
in quest of his daughter Fakhr Taj," When Gharib heard this, he
commanded his company to halt and pilch the tents. So they
halted and waited till the new comers reached them, when they
went to meet them and told Tdtnan, their captain, that the Prin-
cess was with them; whereupon he went in to Gharib and kissing
the ground before him, enquired for her. Gharib sent him to
her pa\Tlion, and he entered and kissed her hands and feet and
acquainted her with what had befallen her father and mother-
She told him in return all that had bedded her and how Gharib

had delivered her from the Ghul of the Mountain,--And

Shahraiad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her
permitted say.

{6})en (t tcia)$ Ibix ^uiihteh anh lE^irlp-Cfn'th

She said, it hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Tvhen the
King's daughter, Fakhr Taj, had told Tuman all diat had befallen
her from the Mountain'Ghul, and how he had imprisoned her and
would have devoured her but for Gharib, adding, "And indeed, it
behoveth my sire to give him the half of his reign," Tuman arose
and returned to Gharib and kissed his hands and feel and thanked
him for his good dealing, saying, “With thy leave, O my lord, I
will return to Isbanir City and deliver to our King the good news
of his daughter's approach." '"Go," replied Gharib, "and take of
him the gift of glad ridings," So Tuman returned with all dili"
gence to Isbaoir, the Cities, and entering the palace, kissed ground
before the King, who said to him, "Whiit is there of new, Obringer
of good news?" Quoth Tuman, “I will not speak thee, till thou
give me the gift of glad tidings." Quoth the King, 'Tell me thy
glad tidings and I will content thee " So Tuman said, "O King,
I bring thee joyful intelligence of the return of Princess Fat&
Taj," When Sabur heard his daughter's name, he fell down
fainting and they sprinkled rose-water on him, till he recovered

Gharib and Jiift BRorazjt Ajm, 185

and cried to Tuman, “Draw near to me and tell me all the good
whick hath befallen her/* * So he came forward and acquainted him
with all that had betided the Princess^ and Sabur beat hand upon
hand, saying, ‘'Unhappy thou, O Fakhr Taj!”‘ And he bade
give Tuman ten thousand gold pieces and conferred on him the
government of Isfahan City and its dependencies. Then he cried
out to his Emirs, saying, “Mount, all of you, and fare we forth to
meet the Princess Fakhr Tajf"; and che Chief Eunuch went in to
the Queen-mother and told her and all the Harim the good news,
whereat she rejoiced and gave him a robe of honour and a thou¬
sand dinars. Moreover, the people of the city heard of this and
decorated the market streets and houses. Then the King and
Tuman took horse and rode dll they had sight of Ghanb, when
Sabur fexited it and made some steps towards Gharib, who also
dismounted and advanced to meet him; and they embraCied and
saluted each other, and Sabur bent over Gharib’s hand and kissed
it and thanked him for his favours .* They pitched their pavilions
in face of each other and Sabur went in to bis daughter, who rose
and embracing him told him , all that had befallen her and how
Gharib had rescued her from the clutches of the Ghul of the
Mountain. Quoth the King, “By thy life, O Princess of fair ones,
I win overwhelm him with gifte!": and quoth she, “O my papa,
make him thy son-in'law, that he may be to thee a force against
thy foes, for he is parsing valiant." Her father replied, “O my
daughter, knowst thou not that King Khirad Shah seeketh thee in
marriage and that he hath cast the brocade* and hath given an
hundr^ thousand dinars in settlement, and he is King of Shiraz
and its dependencies and is brd of empire and horsemen and
footmen?" But when the Princess heard diese words she said, “O
my papal 1 desire not that whereof thou speakest, and if thou
constrain me to that I have no mind to, I will slay myself." So
Sabur left her and went in to Gharib, who rose to him; and they
sat awhile together: but the King could not take his fill of lookin g
upon him: and he said in his mind, "By Allah, my daughter is

* The c^dimtlioii d" MU bonsE FtilluJi.

*Thi* it Antar iHc Clwarw ^Tuiscii iJic Abtiin hefo Uctoseh the tytn mod
hsih him fairing him Jt A Ust rnken a fich mhe'* The coAtwf hafld flf ihe jEory^

tclfirr everyth] iig 6]} he inak^ i( ndiolkHzt,

■ The ftinteit itn^pstt fhit thsi ii a royal fem of ^^ihrrm^SniE tht bitnili^rcMefs" but
It noE ooair cisciwhere. In the Eurnpcin Edee *ttm§ to hive urieen from the
orrcnEal jracdcc of Ktuliji* iMcntB iH nipkiiu or kerchie^H

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Au Latiah wa Lavlah.

cxctisabic if she love this Badawil" Then he called for food and
they ate and passed the night together. On the morrow, they took
horse and rode till they amved at the City of isbamr and entered,
stirrup Eu stirrup, and it was for them a great day, Fakhr Taj
repiured to her and the abiding'pbce of her rank, where her
mother and her women received her with cries of joy and loud
lulhtooiiigs. As lor King Sabur, he sat down on his throne and
seated Ghartb on his right hand, whilst the Princes and Chamber'
kins, the Emirs, Wa^ars and Nabobs stood on either hand and gave
him joy of tlie recovery of his daughter. Said Sabur, “Whoso
loveth me let him bestow a robe of honour on Ghanb,” and there
fell dresses of honour on hira like drops of rain. Then Ghanb
abode the King's guest ten days, when he would have departed,
but Sabur clad him in an honourable robe and swore him by his
faith that he should not march for a whole monch. Quoth Ghaiib,
"O King, I am plighted to one of the girk of the Arabs and I
desire to go in to her." Quoth the King, “Whether is the fairer,
thy betrothed or Fakhr Taj7" “O King of the age,” replied Gharib,
“what is the slave beside the lord?" And Sabur sud, “Fakhr
Taj is become thy handmaid, for that thou didst rescue her from
the pounces of the Ghul, and she shall have none other husband
than thyself.” Thereupon Gharib rose and kissed ground, saying,
“O King of the age, thou art a sovereign and I am but a poor
man, and belike thou w ilt ask a heavy dowry." Replied the l^g,
“O my son, know that Khirad Shah, lord of Shiria and depai'
dencies thereof, seeketh her in marriage and hath appointea an
hundred thousand dinars to her dower; but J have chosen thee
before all men, that I may make thee the sword of my kingship
and my shield against vengeance.”* * Then he turned to hk Chief
Officers and said to them, "Bear witness* against me;, O Lords of
mine Empire, that 1 marry my daughter Fakhr Taj to ray son

Gharib."-And Shahrasad perceived the dawn of <ky and

ceased to say her penuitted say.

SBrjen ft hia^ the Sjunbreh anh QHfiirfP'Cdtttth

She continued, It hath reached me, O ampidous King, that
Sabur, King of Ajam'Iand said to his Chief Officers. ye

^1-^. If thz HUipspamtcd Knctrf itivck m*,

* If tvrf 1 be renmted Ateiv it.

Ghatib and h:s BnomEiL Ajib.

witness a^nst me that I maixy my daughcer Fakhr Taj. to my
son Gharib!" With chat he joined palms* * with him and she
became his wife. Then said Gharib, “Appoint me a dowtar and
J will bring it to th^ for 1 bave in the Castle ui Sasa wealth
and treasures beyond count," Replied babiir^ *'0 my son, I want
of thee ndtber treasme nor wealth and 1 wdl take nothing for her
dower save the head of Jamrkan King of Oosht and the dty of
Ahwas.*" Quoth Gharib, "O King of the age^ I will fetch my
folk forthright and gp to thy foe and spoil his realm/' Quoth
Sabur, “Alhdi requite thee with good!" and dismissed the wrds
and commons, clunking, “If Gharib go forth against jamrkan, he
will never more return." When morning nKirrowed the King
mounted with Gharib and bidding all his troops take horse rtxk
forth to the plain, where he said to his men. “Do ye tilt with

tbyed one against other, and Gharib said, “O King of the age,

1 have a mino to tilt with the horsemen of Ajam'bnd, but on one
condition." Asked the King, “What is diat?"; and answered
Gharib, "It is that 1 shall d<m a light tunic and take a headless
lance; with a pennon dipped in saffron, whilst the Persian cham*
pions sally forth and tilt against me with s Jiar p spears. If any
conquer me, I will render myself to him: but, tf I conquer him
1 will mark him on the breast and he shall leave the plam.”
Then the King cried to the commander of the troops to bring
forward the champions of the Persians; so he chose out from
amongst the Prinoes one thousand two hundred of his stoutest
champions, and the King said to them, in the Persian tongue
“Whoso slayeth this Badawi may ask of me wLit he will," So
they strove with one another for precedence and charged down
upon Gharib and truth was distinguished from falsehood and jest
from earnest. Quoth Gharib, “‘I put my mist jo Allah, the God of
Abraham the Friend, the Deity who hath power over all and from
whom naught is hidden, the One, the Almgbty, whom the si^t
comprehendeth not!*' Then an Amalekite'like giant of die Persian
champions rushed out to him, but Gharib let him not stand long

* Anb, (he Arib fufiiQn pf iKakiii^ hjmilts Tht light iuIfiu anr oppUed

fl«t 10 dfh Alhrr i thm thfi hngen ^qiueex^ the Ji44ul U r^Licd tP the

ii.

* A dfjr loii pnrrlnc^ of the mij* be cltkcr the ttnrit IS

KhwuAA or dar (diuhO bekmtfiiag to Ahwli tAhuiz in DliftbchatK

At p Lavi^ wa Laylah,

before him ere he martcd him and covered his breast with saffron
and as he turned away, he smote him on the nape with the shaft
of his bnce, and he to the ground and his pages bore him
from the lists ‘ Then a second champion came forth against him
and he overcame him and marked him on the breast; and thus
did he with a third and a fourth and a fifth; and there came out
against him champion after dwmpion till be had overcome them
al and marked them on the breast; for Almighty Allah ga\'e him
the vicrory over them and they faxed forth vanquisht from the
plain. Then the servants sec food and strong wine before them
and they ate and drank, till Ghanb's wits were by the

drink. By and by, be went out to obey a call of Nature and
would have returned, but lost his way and entered the palace
of Fakbr Taj. When she saw him. her reason lied and she cried
out to her women saying, “Go forth from me to your own placet
So they withdrew and she rose and kissed Ghanb s hand, saynng,
“Welcome to my lord, who delivered me from the Ghull Indew
I am thine handmaid for ever and ever,“ Then she drew him to
her bed and embraced him, w'hereupon desire was hot upon him
and he broke her seal and lay with her till the morning. Mean-
while the King thought that he had departed; but on the morrow
he went in to him and Sabtir rose to him and made hnn sit by hJa
side. Then entered tlie tributary kinp and kissing the ground
stood ranged in rows on the right and left and fell to talking of
Gharib'fi valour and saying, “Extolled be He who gave him such
prowess albeit be is so young in yearsf As they were thus
engaged, behold all espied from the palace-window's the dust of
horse apptoachmg and the King cried out to his scouts, saying,
“Woe to you! Go and bring me news of yonder dust!“ So a
cavalier took horse and riding off, returned after a white, and said,
**0 King, we found under that dust an hundred horse belonging to
an Emir hight Sahim akLayl.'* * Ghanh hearing these words, cried
out, *13 my lord, this is my brother, whom 1 had sent on an errand,
and I w'dl go forth to meet him." So saying, he mounted, with
his hundred men of the Banu Kabtan and a thousand Persians,
and rode to meet his brother m great state, but greatness belongeth
to God alone.* When the two came up with each other, they

^ Thciiithe^flnli^t theSiirtp KIvisrc^Mi it rficCrjiirtorMonair^,”

hat virlKiuc its mgicjil Bnisb*

* "h= roJe tmt in gitaf Kiee, thif U to imj? 1/ tmineta can truly tie Mtnbiitftl

TO fnTi etc

Ghakib and ms Brottheb. Ajcb. idg

dtsmoimted and embraced, and Gharib slid to Sabim, ‘*^0 my
brother, hast thou brought our tribe to the Castle of Sasa and the
Wady of Blossonis?” *‘0 my brother,'' replied Sahim, “when the
perfidious dog Mardas heard that thou hadst made thee master
of the stronj^old belonging to the Moiintain-Ghul, he was sore
chagrined and said, ‘Except 1 march hence, Gharib will come
and cany off my daughter Mahdiyah witlioui dower,’ So he took
htR daughter and Eiis goods and set out with his tribe for the land
of Irak, where he entered the dey of Cufa and put himself under
the protection of King Ajib, seeking to give him his daughter to
wife." When Gharib heard his broker's story* he well-nigh gave
up the ghost for rage and said. “By the virtue of tlie faith of Al'
Islam, the faith of Abraham the Friend, and by the Supreme
Lord, I will assui^y go to the land of Irak and fierix war u^wn
it I will set on foot." Then they returned to the city and going
in to the King, kissed ground before him. He rose to Gharib and
saluted Sahim; after which the elder brother told him w'hat had
happened and he put tern captains at his commandment, under
each one's hand ten thousand horse of the doughtiest of the Arabs
and the Ajams, who equipped themselves and were ready to depart
in three days. Then Gharib set out and journeyed till he reached
die Ca stle of Sasa whence the Ghul and his sons came forth to
meet him and dismounting, kissed his feet in die stirrups. He
told them all that had passed and the giant said, “O my lord. 6o
thou abide in this tby castle, whilst 1 with my sons and servants
repair to Irak and lay w*aste the Gty Al'Rustak^ and bring to
tby hand all its defenders bound in straitest bond." But Gharib
thanked him and said, *'0 Sa adan, we wiU all go. So he made
h im ready and the whole body set out for Irak, leaving a thousand
horse to guard the Castle. Thus far concerning diemt but as
r^ards Mardas, he arrived with his ttibe in the land of Irak
bringmg with him a handsome present and fared for Cufa'City
which he entered. Then, he presented himself before Ajib and
ground between his hands and, after wishing him what is

» AceonUni to riHitbcbt Ujf. Roine) it t» i namt to the villise* of Khonuan
M "Sownd'’ (Sawidli to ihcM of Irak anil MUthln/ to diusc of Al-Vaman s thm Is, how-
M wiclkkrtown AkRuirak {whith like Al-Bthrarn alwayi ukc4 the articlo) In the
Province of Oman West of Maskjt; and a* It Ayma mlh "Itak" it doe* well enouith.
Mr. Bidder call* thi* ancient capi*^ Yi'ambaJi ^‘er-RMtik (Inwaw of

Oman).

VDI. Yl,

Alf Laylah wa Laylah,

2^0

wished to kings, said, “O my (ord, I come to place mysdf under

ihy protection.”-And Shahmad pered^^ed the dawn of day

and ceased saying her permitted say.

iOhen it tuad ihe ^(X ii^unlitth otth

She said. It hath reached me, O auspicious King that Mardas,
coming into the presence of Ajib, said to him, “1 come to place
myself under thy protectionr' Quoth Ajib, * *'Tell me who hath
wronged dice, that I may protect toee against him, though it were
Sabur, King of the PfersiarLS and Turcomans and Daylamites.”
Quodi Mardas, ”0 King of the Age, he who hath wronged me
is none other than a youdi whom I reared in my bosom. 1 found
him in his mother's lap in a certain valley and took her to wife.
She brought me a son, whom I named Sahim al'Layl, and her
own son, Gharib bight, grew up on my knees and became a
blasting thunderbolt and a lasting calamity,^ for he smote AI'
Hamal,^ Prince of the Banu Nabhan, and slew footmen and threw
horsemen. Now I have a daughter, who behtteth thee alone, and
lie sought her of so I rKitiired of him the head of the Ghul of
the Motintain. wherefore he went to him and, after engaging him
in singular combat, made the master his man and took the Casde
of Sasa bin Shays bin Shaddad bin Ad, wherein are the treasures
of the ancients and the hoards of the modems. Moreover, I hear
that, become a Moslem, he goeth about, summoning the folk to
his faith. He is now gone to bear the ^incess of Persia, whom
he delivered from the Ghul, back to her father. King Sabur, and
will not return but with the treasures of the Persians.'’ When
Ajib heard the story of Mardas he changed colour to yellow and
was in ill case and made sure of his own destruction; then he
said, “O Mardas, is the youth’s mother with thee or with him ?";
and Mardas replied, "She is with me in my tents/* Quoth Ajib,
"What is her rLame?"; quoth Mardas, "Her name is Nusrah."
" Tis very she," rejoined Ajib and sent for her to the presence.
Now when die came before him, he looked on her and loiew her
and asked her, "O accursed, where are the two daves 1 sent

' *j. a furimii knight.

• In rbe Mit Edit^ ''Husinr mar rtyme irith NtUiiiip but it u i mers

Ghsjmb and itis Brother Ajifl. iQi

with thoe?’*; and she answered, "They dew each other on my
account;" whereupon Ajib bared hts bbde and smote her and
cut her in twain. Then they dragged her away and cast her out;
but trouble and suspicion entered Ajib^s heart and he cried, "O
Mar das, give me thy daughter to wife." He rejoined, "She ri
one of thine handmaids; I give her to thee to wife, and I am
thy slive." Said Ajjb, 'T desire to look upon this son of an
adulteress, Gharib, that I may destroy him and cause him caste
all manner of torments," Then he hade give Mardas, to his
daughter’s dowry, thirty thousand dinars and an hundred pieces
of sdk brocaded and fringed with gold and an hundred pieces of
silk'bordered stuffs and kerchiefs and golden collars. So he
went forth w'ith this mighty fine dowry and set himself to equip
Mahdiyah in all diligence. Such was their case; but as regards
Gharib, he fared on till he came to Al-Jazirah, which is the first
town of AHrak’ and is a walled and fortified city and he hard by
it called a halt. When the townsfolk saw his army encamped
before it, they bolted the gates and manned the walls, then went
to the King of the city, who was called Al'Damigh, the Brainer,
fOT that he used tt> brain the champions in the open field of fight,
and told him what was come upon them. So he looked forth
from the battlements of the palace and seeing a conquering host,
aU of them Persiajis, encamps before the city, said to the cinsKns,
“O folk, what do yonder A jams want?"; and they replied, “Wc
know not." Now Al'Damigh had among bis offiocra a man called
Saha* al'Kifir, the Desert^lion, keen of wit and penetrating as he
were a fiame of fire; so he c^ed him and said to him, "Go to
this stranger host and find out who they be and what they want
and return quickly.** Accordingly, he sped like the wind to the
Persian tents, where a company of Arabs rose up and met him
saying, "Who art thou and what dost thou require?" He
replied, **1 am a messenger and an envoy from the lord of the
city to your chief," So they cook him and carried him throu^
the lines of tentSj pavilions and standards, till they came to
Gharib*£ Shahmiyanah and told him of the mission. He bade
them bring him in and they did so, whereupon he kissed ground
before Gharib and wished him honour and length of days. Quoth

* Id Cluiical Arabw l^aS: ^tike T*jiuii, B«3i«Tn Md RirttikJ take* the erlifik

Au Layiah wa Laylah.

191

Gkirib, “What is thine errand?" and quoth Saba' al-Kifar^ "I am
an envoy from the k)rd of tlic city of Al'Jazirah, Al'Damigh,
brother of King Kundamir, lord of the city of Cufa and the land
of Irak.” When Gharib heard his father's name, the tears faded
from Ids eyes in rills and he looked at the messenger and said,
“What is thy name?"; and he replied, "My name is Saba^ al^
Kifar.” Said Gharib, "Return to thy lord and tell him that the
commander of tliis host is called Gharib, son of Kundamir, King
of Cufa, whom his son Ajib slew, and he is come to take blood'
revenge for his sire on Afib ebe perfidious hound." So Saba' al-
Kifar returned to the city and in great joy kissed the ground,
when Al'Damigh said, "What is going on there, O Saha' al'Ki*
far?" He replied, "O my master, the leader of yon host is thy
nepheAv, thy brother’s son,” and told hrfri all. The King deemed
himselt in a dream and asked the messenger, "O Saba* al'Kifar, is
this thou idlest me true?'' and the Desert'lian answered, “As
head lii'eth, it is sooth I" Then Al'Damigh bade his cliief
officers take horse forthright and all rode out to the camp,
whence Gharib came fordi and met him and they emb raced
and saluted each other; after which Gharib carried him to his
tents and they sat dowm on beds of estate. Ai'Damigh rejoiced
in Gharib, his brother's son, and presently turning to him, said,
“I also have yearned to take blood-revenge for thy father, but
could not ax-ail against the dog thy brother; for that his troops
are many and my troops are few,*' Replied Gharib, *'0 uncle,
here am I come to avenge my sire and blot out our shame and
rid the realm of Ajib." Said Al'Damigh, *'0 son of my brother,
thou hast two blood'wreaks to take, that of thy father and that:
of thy mother," Asked Gharib, “Ajid what ailech my mother?”
and A1 Daniigh answered, "Thy brother hath dain her.”

-And Sliahraiad peredved the dawn of day and ceased to

say her permitted say,

JBfjcrt it hias Ifjc S*(j! J^unSreh anh Cbirfp-fifxtl)

She ^d, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that wh«i
Gharib heard these words of his uncle Al-Daraigh, "Verily thy
brother Ajib hath slain her!", be asked what was the cause
thereof and was told of all that had happened, especially how
Mardas liad married his daughter to Ajib who was about to go

GHAKta AKO HK Sr0THEJI AjIB. IpJ

into her- Thereupon Gharib’a reason fieii from his head and
he swooned away and was nigh upon death. No sooner did
he come to himself than he cried out to the troops^ saying,
'■'To horse!" But Al-Daavigh said to him, “O son of my
brother, wait till J make ready mine affairs and mount among
my men and fare with thee at thy stirrup," Replied Gharib,
“1 have no patience to wait; do thou equip thy troops and join
me ac Cufa." Thereupon Gharib mounted with his troops and
rode, till he came to the town of Babd,' whose folk ttxifc fright
at him. Now there was in this town a King called Jamak,
under whose hand were twenty thousand horsenicn, and there
gathered themselves tc^cther to him from the villages other
fifty thousand horse, who pitched thdr tents fadng the city.
Then Gharib wrote a letter and sent it to King Jamak by a
messenger, who came up to the city-gate and cried out, saying,
"I am an envoy;" whereupon the Warder of the Gate went in
and told j amah , who said, "Bring him to me." So he ted in
the messenger, who kissing the ground before the King, gave
him the letter, and jamak opened it and read its contents as
follows: ‘^'Praise bt to Allah, Lord of the Three Worlds, Lord
of all things, who giveth to all creamres their daily bread and
who over all things is Omnipotent! These from Gharib, son of
King Kundamir, lord of Irak and Cufa, to Jamak, Immediately
this letter rcacheth thee, let not thy reply be other than to
break thine idols and confess the unity of the All-knctwing
King, Creator of light and darkness. Creator of all things, the
AJI'powcrful; and except thou do as I bid thee, I will make
this day the blackest of tby days. Peace be on those who
follow in the way of Salvation, fearing the issues of fornication,
and obey the hest of the Most High King, Lord of this world
and the next. Him who saith to a thing, 'Be*; and it bO'
cometh!" Now when Jamak read tha letter, liis cy'cs paled and
his colour failed and he cried out to the messenger, "Go to thy
lord and say to him, 'To'taorrow, at daybreak there shall be
fight and conflict and it shall appear who is the conquering
hero.’ ” So he returned and told Gharib, w-ho bade his men
make ready for battle, whilst Jamak commanded his tents to

t Ttie back from Kuiiii faunded in Omar"! dxr to the timrt of Abrohcni.

094 Latlah wa Laylah.

be pitched m face of Ghiirib’s camp; and his trcops poured
forth like the surging sea and passed the night with intention
of slaughter. As soon as dawned the day, the two hcets
mounted and drew up in battlc'array and beat thdr drums
amain and dravc their steeds of swiftest strain; and they filled
the whole earthly plain; and the champions to come out were
fain. Now the first who sallied forth a'championing to the
field was the Ghul of the Mountain, bearing on shoulder a
terrible cree, and he cried out between the two hosts, saying,
"I am Sa*adan the Ghul! Who is for fighting, who is for
/ousting? Let no slu^ard come forth to me nor weakling."
And he called out to sons, saying, “Woe to you! Bring me
fuel and fire, for I am an-hungen^" So they cried upon thdr
slaves who brought firewood and kindled a fire in the heart of
the plain. Then there came out to him a man of the Kafirs,
an AmaJekite of the unbelieving Amalekites, bearing on his
shoulder a mace like the mast of a ship, and drove at Sa'adan
the Ghul, sayings “Woe to thee, O Sa'adan!" When the giant
heard this, he waxed furious beyond measure and raising hk
tree'duh, aimed at the Infidel a blow, that hummed through the
air. The Amaiekite met the stroke widi his mace, but the tr«
beat down his guard and descending with its own weight,
tt^cther with the weight of the mace upon his head, beat in
his brain'pan, and he fell like a long'Stemmed palm'trec.
Thereupon Sa’adan cried to his slaves, saying, “Take this fatted
calf and roast him quickly," So they h^tened to skin the
Infidel and roasted him and brought him to the Ghul, who ate
his flesh and crunched his bones.^ Now when the Kafirs saw
how Sa adan did with their fdlow, their hair and pile stood on
end; their skins quaked, their colour changed, their hearts died
within them and they said to one another, “Whoso goeth out
again.st this Ghul, he eatetb him and cra^erii his bones and
causeth him to lack the seph>T‘'W'ind of the world,” Wherefore
they held their handls, quailing for fear of the Ghul and his sorts

*Thit hn4 drErn beeft pracrESsd; cxpcddlv hy the first Cnjujicfi under

Bahtmond (Gbbais) uml In Utt yeirt by the Anh tUTcn in Fjttem IntcrtropiuL Afnn.
After ihdr ski^ihcs mtU the rmuvc* they ttuBrccTEtl end "britrStd." the dokil tilte g«ne.

end hckltsA tlic chMcc piecti end pretended m eet the flesh. The who wm

nur ijf ilciJh^ WM Struck mkh temr by the ide* of bdjiff derour^; end thb sccmi

inedfKTtive to rhe undeYebpeiJ rnimj.

Ghajob and Kia Bsucmcea. Ajm. ^95

and turned to fly, making for the town; but Gharib_ cried out
to hfa troops, saying, “Up and after the runaways! “ So the
PetaJans and die Arabs drave alter the King of Babel and his
host and caused sword to sraite them, till they slew of them
twenty rho u«nd or more. Then the fugitives crowded togedicr
in the dty-gate and they killed of diein much people; and
they could not avail to shut the gate. So the Arabs and the
Persians entered with them, fighting, and Sa'adan, snatching
a macfr from one of the slain, wielded it in the enemy s face
and gained the dty race-course. Thence he fought bis way
through the foe and broke into the King's palace, where he
met with Jamak and so smote him with the mace, that he
toppled senseless to the ground. Then he fell upon those who
were in the palace and pounded them into pieces, till ail^ that
were left cried out, *^*Quartcr! Quarter!" and Sa adan said to

them, “Pinion your King."-^And Shahrazad saw the dawn

of day aod ceased saying her pemutted say.

END OP VOLUME VL

INDEX

tAOE

A*3LMA1U watcntli

cyrt i. ^ ^ * w 96

Abd MkAhud ■»!»« of thx: One
(God) . ^ ^

Abd ftl-^hTm ^!-iTe of tbt Coii^

pJdMRKtC ^ . i * «

Abd i^SeUm (Pf, N.) - *!*« of
uliririon . , * i *

Abd id-Sunid of tb* 211

Abd el^AmAiJ it-Suni^ (for Sm-
anbudin . - - ^

Abr*h)im tbc fnwd =»mcd]cTiJ ”Sl

Abrp-biun** ■ « - ♦ » 2"^

Abcu {AL}=-tiie wiott jinimud

(/ff B^^bS} f - * , + 221

Abu Kam —Fither of the Horn

(oiuCQfn ?} . * - - ^21

Abo Hoea/ii —=FAibcr of the Forilet

fftwc) p - # - * t 2U

AbTniiueiii (banUjf co be celled
blickentoon? ^ . 6J

Ao^t me of reiponiabaltty (fonuiiEi
of diemisin^ e ^CTTsmt) ^ * 3il

Adiffl'i Fe*lt (Ar, JabaJ ■l-Reamn)
Adito (iwat md teojpd) ^ - - 269

Adnin (lead oO ^Arsbie _ * • 94

Ahw£i (GTjT end priTtiBce of Kbo-
riitm) ,*..** 237
AW iJ-Bwi ^ific perMsTof tbc bortse
(euphenutic^y for w5fc) « 199

Ajrt? (Pr* R) "«Dd«fu! - * 357

AWj (w^c wgiiificihoti of

tbc vtkrd) * - * * * 243

Aibetras (Boppoved aever to lottcb
Urd>l 23

Atritioui fof tbc Anbiin OiIjwt) - 6>

AllelifbepnbAd whetsobcEiutcuc) 3

-('**tbc Meoifeat Truth") j 93

— It smiitideBC ((wraul* u«d

*bro tcliSna an lai|mdaeye talc) 2l0
-- (tbc Optixr) * * i * 7X6

HUE

Allah pt a He wbo pivi by oqc
meant) , , » . * 233

--^ (light oomprebaadetb Him ooO 20

Almetiic^a^ < ■ * . # 124

Almood^Apticoc ITT

AroatckitEe. * * _ - - 764^ 26S

Amid (Am.ideb)i toirit m Bleaopo-

tunte p ^ ^ - 10ft

Anbar (Ambir) ■imbctgs™ * • ^

AinlxliiBian —iSpgnixb ttf Vvi^
del4and) . ^ . 101

An®ctt (ride (nebaMi) « * * 146

Auttr and tbe Choarae « . * 211

— (oonteat trith Kbosfnrazi) « 2S9
AjKxkwi emitted . * * 203^ 2J9

Ape* ptie oO * ^ ' 23

-(ind riwiT luirfiil prapowixta) 54

-fgtthcRti^ frunti)' * « 1 5ft

Arab (style ocotipara:! with Padan) [15
Ar«"Jiintpef ^ ^ + 95

Arlitomoie* and bit fox , , . 45

Anibak (AU) “Friday . . t 190

Armenians (poftm €?f Coamntl^

nople) ... * w * 1

Aaaf btn Barkb ira (Sokmoii't W arir) 99
A*h4b ahttiy (epiibet of th* Hwfi
tchooO . . . d * « lift

Aeoka^t wife and finnAbt » - 117

AsK;^ -deor-potla or wooden bolt* 19!
Aorat ^bacuc^ aakcdno&a (wtiniin,

wife) m * » n m * 30

(of man and woman) . « H4

Ay £t ai-N ajit * Verra of Safety * lOl

Bin A^Nxia^^ate of Vseeory [at
Cairo) . » - ^ ^ * 134

iAnduklxiiyab (qtiarter of Cau^)» 254
Banu Abb^ (ebdr coloun blade) * Sft

-Kabiin * . . , - 2ft0

298

Alf Laylah wa Laylah.

BindSVbhin.l&l

-(fhejtr txAnura^ wW te)

BJnyin =Fjcu» Iiulia ... 31

B^irec (Af. Elriiah) . * . 24
BirijttK Tpl, bftwirii) *= 11 ™^ batge i 4 -
Bjicaikh vNeer-Rtcbm W

B*th fraclmtsa fmin ^

Ibon) . ^ ^ I3f

-imi privy faTotiritE haont*

ihr Jjimi , . ^ . I4l

-- (ilot m bt ^ntcrtil by tasA

Hrftbcuc dnwm) 4 tfO

EnrhihehA und Urijih^ md ^bdrcon*

gnwt i. . . » k . 09

Bitini ^ ipwiftic, i frpmb^te . 721

Bawwab ^^dwr-kecp^ . , ^ IS9

Beckoniii^ (EjUfET^a fuluoll oF^ |b£

revetie of iwi) .... 109

Bencbd fui olJeji Europe nuireuiuaJ

ttum chalr>) ... , , 2^

Berbers frenn tbc tVp«' (tJbc

Pftddirauf ► ■ 1£9

Bilkd ilrFilfil = home of

{MaUtttf) . . . . . 35

Birdu (linir only m tlie pAlrinf set^

•on) i . . » . . 1 ?

-- (liugif ojK* t!i*c»woi on flit

Afri^nn eoui) . . , . 17

-- (left to watch otct wjvral , 13S

- (pmended lEndeAtuidiiig <xf

tbsr lir^fuagc) .... 169

Biftit i . . 57

BlLmcs^ bijoniaJi anJ wanten robed

wEb the Min , LCS

Bluk (colmir of the Abbi^da) ,
Box-rrick Lord . . !£5

Bfw (Ati Suhi* ... 33

Breath (olcroeodjlu, lerpents, etc.) 2 ^^

Bridc!! of the TrciiBiOT » „ , iD 9

Brother (hai a wide

imongut Moiktnit) « p « ^43

BttkjAh ^bumlle . . . , 726

Buliit fPtw. PtiUd)-itod . . 115

Burlu*»(face-Tcii) * * - Oli 191

Cajuxx mlgarinn > , . . 174

Camel (wm ib a Atom li an amtn
of deaih; why ?) ... 92

Campho; IpEiratri-rc way of cemet-

rn^ iO « . I « « . 21

CaenphaT-apfkpt . , . 277

Caonibali anil cajinlhuiJuiii 36

Cef 05 c (Ar. hflii]) . , ^ ; 126

Ceybti (Ar. SanuidSb} . 4 Al

City of Bras^ p , . , . S3

CdCoa-nuc (At. Jam af-tluuli) 4 55
ColoAsochdya -ooksaaJ »miie . 33
Cdouta (of the Caliphs) . . « £6

-- (names «0 . » . ^ 111

CommaEidcr of the Futhiul {title in-
troJycfid by Omar) . . . 24?

Comorin {dcrivatioo of the name) » 5?

Gsmocrmied gimmd ** {anknowB to

Madeiru) ..... 161

Couflia (6ratk affmntx an Arab if iho
mames any iave hint witbotit
hk leavcl.145

Creat^ for a mighty matter (i.e. for
woiThip and. bo jwqaare for

fururity) .... i 91

Croeodlla (breath of) » . * 29

Cjuw (an jU-omoiod bird) . * 17Q

Dafei6‘t ppmaeo » * . • ^ 219

Dihlflh (Ai--) «the Ainxiet! . . 96

D j J;d (A^ -Modem Antt^briit . 11

Parakah —tuiixt , . . . 9

Datura Stramnni am {(Jhc inaaite

herb) ...... 35

''DaLigtiicrio/Cod’*'(the three) * 232
DdrLi (hmubcrki of hk miko) » 1K3

[2eatb (mannera dif, xymbcJiaed by

colours) 25(1

Ocarh^prayer (iituaJly a cwn-bcm

prayer) . . . , , 7(1

Ddisht of the Intdrigcnr^e^ (bmey
tidcofalwk) 4 1 . . 4 80

Pf^potiEm (tempeied by auwina^

non) 205

Dhimt—the Trc&cbani (aweird of

Anrar) . . . . , .271

Diamonds (occurring tn allu-iial

Unds).13

Dihlii «pjut:%ge ... p 10

Donee mothmwhat they wmildret
not they do sinDo thee . US

Dnardtoeprn fin Egypr mostly

Berbers) » « d. . 1 ^^ . 189

Driukiiig beats fatEcndcd In bright

dnsMj).175

EujrncaL eXpreafiLon » . 241

EmcraLl (miLco-licad of) * * ,57

-(iXMiiiolattioe-wiJadowi) , 117

**EnfinEi TeETfbtes** in Eaiticm

i^ix . * p . p . 211

199

Enrybif AhDEher'i wciIeJi wran^

hjlll p t w ■»

£upli«niimi , . , . 75 , 145

Evil (bcfiUiAg thee k fitnn ^ywdf) 1JS

Fxmtt (euph/cmiitkiUf Jbr wife] , 7S

Fli^c^rofFcz , . * . 223

Finkiii for MA^^n/inkln <pry ia
Dirw Iwltr) . . . - . 1Q7

fm ^ohligsiory player ^ . , 195

Fi tih a h {repcjitetl to conArm u
a#rccji]cot) . - * p , 117

F^tmikh {Fr^ N. «nhc inraner) » 145

Fjtxrnitc (Cftliplu, tbcir colwn

grcoi) . < $6

Faiun iJu! CrkpbiA » « « 4 117

Fixe (thfite k act bb^O' gf>^ttcr
ilmlehon) * , , « « E5

—— (forbLldcn ti pimklmiA t) , 2 A

—— (none miffhc waxiti hhn^l At
ihek) * ^ , p 2fil

Foil ( 4 xUndc) ^ . 6

-(the u44lcA4dedt ... 35

- (gTdt * Hutp ummon —

SvnAb) IT « ^ ... £9

Flo ((till Aft Esrptiim pliffuc) .. 305

FoDcl-trAy olSukymBn * ^ ^

Fok (At* Abu KDwyn,l«i*Ub) HI

Fmlt uf tuo kuuii * * ^ * 277

Fiiik-boAC p p p . * £2

Fitiiit »Ciy Caiid * p , ^ S7

Cauctofragi (me milk Aiwiiya m
the Acmred fonn) . . . « IQI

Gems AaJ tbeir mixtm . . . L4

GbAxi-nrood » y^w-Htiwmd
AncmifiA * ^ ^ ^ * 192

Ghui cAitnihel « . 36

''CrcAmcsa belongcth mGnd alone"'

(iiBcd dliptiolty) , * * 258

Green (msbuT of tbe FAtimirt
CAf»pla) . * * * . 86

Gi^k^HiimeluldTAlii^'^ quoted 230

Hire (/. lUAmhl irAdiuonut^

2 p one who cuk recite the Kkon
byfoee p * * . * 195

Hiirb Mfrcih milk . ^ , all

tiaur^'i towm(wetrd upectof) . 103

——-- (their auTirival juc-

cdunied fbf by mme protected
drought) , . . . , t16

HeArc-Ache (for ftetmuteh-Acbe) « i94

Herb (the bAAAc)

HlppOpDEBiniM ^ _

Hotuc-btmldi^ (ftw ntodca ol)

247

Hiic »ffeAt ^Mk ....

icifTwvoiocrcAL DOArreli

'IddAh (of vidmthocKil * »

*■

256

Imilk (grui-gTAndioa of Shem)

261

InranvquoKC (chnxAcicniiic of the

Ejjxaii Sam) . * *

fof wriUT of The

, p . * .

305

IuiuIa ( 6 ^ Frrtinmte)

Inverted ipench

I-

Irak, ete., Lmd AiwAyi with

the

uikle . . p . .

79L

libAiur^^ttttphdti (^7 p

279

kfidij Hoenue . , , ,

126

Idi^r^ •^Hgning, beckoning «

109

Ltir vmkt dodi

Jaiai. jxJUfetov ■■AiUm^tl^eAk

Jarm (Atp BirijAh) *

jAq£ al-Hmili ’^OOCdA-OIIC p

Jfveiknm .....

263

jAw4b-dub p « « «

262

Jowph A^ Fntipkir^A wi£?

127

Jbdnr (GudkiJ Arab nime] .

213

“ (and hk brethren, rmtOn. of a

Gotha MS.) p . p p

257

JudanyAh (quarter of Caito) .

254

Jum^Ah ^Atiefnldy (Friday) ,

120, 190

Jnmblmt (for Jdn-puiid, Life o'Sled,

Ffp Ni'.) , * * » 4,

»i.

tis

Jtrance (poctkAl b the Nighu)

ECAAij (muiEddi or kmb griUod b
tnuiU squAxet) ...» 215

IvAhTAntjtn (FeniAfl hero) p ^ 2J7

KUii^ {low oD . * . . 760

FaIa Gibod) ^ , €7

KAlsm-diii «*roed4itot(iiil^^ , |fi7
Kanfin =hLnTare, binder , 5

Hxiun mbc . . . 2 A 6

KarAwdn = CLuAiirim sdlcncniui I

ICarkudiop nc =^’xhiEkEX}efoi . H

Kkxtjtr(CAnM?), ScA of AU 4 lOI
Kanin (lake) * . . . 217

Kuhnib pmnb: ( bate a bad iitainc in
bkimrntiJm] . . , .156

Kamr" AlLoh KhAynik ««AJlAh in-
crcAae thy nal » . « . 253

300

Alf Layiah wa Laylah.

K«dlr

Kw =-iiiliiCej omV hcni* , »

(Cawwii Juiuaf? » < 2^1

Kill of The *rmf ttbc sreat legiJ

autboritr of a country}

131

Khdlyah "be&hiircj empty *

■

246

Kliiwi (akin *0 »

KJmrj (Ai-) ««miMlc-bag Hai

Al^

forjaa) . p d ^

224

Kbwijali (Howajee] =Rachi»bnaifer*

man of ktrera, cE<!.

Kh^rJrmn ^ 4 ajid af the CJtOTJgiiuai 113 ^
Kill&i {ofiK inot^ —Hibcraloc fcHO 171

Ktlki^ ^vTil ■ - * ’ ■

Klngliihier (Liidin'^i) . ip ■ 4?

{CuitiT bunclrcd widatt (qiimni] ^

icitTif (itrtrj-Fcrtiphif , . . m

ifffiiti fuldci'a »Jim for Ful^ki^a (i

kh6 of htxr) , , * - > J

Koran t^UDEed (xzW, 3SJ « ^

—^ {ILL 21} . 95

-Cti.5l;m. * iCrt

-- (jtxxviiL ] 1] . ^ « I IlS

-riv.si) . t - . - t3i

-. 144

-.^91

—-flu* 17) . , . . * 270

-- (kuL 3) - - * - - 277

-^[vli03) . . - ,1*3

KrOlAyb (uad bit ilffitnun) ^ #2^1

Kutp^iJi hit Qjc ctc^ i . 272

^cuiw * , . . , I7i

Lib^n “milV srtificiaily pouTeti * 301

liiiiMn-hjilIb ^ireiJi millt ^ f^-

t ^jji rj ti£ [he fimity (valbbs

thit gufitta) - * ^ ^ - 237

Lik« . p . ^ « 2i7

Line <uoecdt 1, K H* 33,4t, SOp 19U

(96,214*216,147,257, 382.

LutSnff Calamity furwm knight 290

1 jyfuif nl- Kflitr Mliilght of powgf ^ l-KS

Leaving one iranding (p^us i€ faJre

nlotr).

Uf »6bfo of pabn^ffondi i ■ SO
UtbcJalry of tbc old Arabf' , , 269

liviEi^ (thfv who dieii doe) . - 6?

Mjtct {Ar. Dabbiia) * > * , ^
MugKinhiiit fpL of Maghntil}*

W&tem maiip MooTp ** Slatmii” 220
Mflhirij =grcAi Rnijiii « . Ii 67

Meid and Magpie ■ - * 1B2

Mil ^Badiwi enoflj^i flodu, 267

Mankitui (oTteea la inaloguet io:

■U The ekmcnaj . ^ * p 121

Mann *l™i tWT3 to pqHUuii « 90
Maret (imlrregfutal h/ tbc wLod) - 9

Mjfkub^ihoe . * ^ r - 207

Mirma^ “Eiiirblc^ itabajtcf * i. 95

Mutahah *bertchi of injjwory * 26

Miund* 4^ Miiiii , « 4^ ^ 90

l^lhTij=MjLhRfijj Ev , * * ^

^tiknia ^tovn « * 22J

Xf lltFifcjt^h itbrooiii . * » * 158

Milk {At. Laban* Holtb)' p « * 301

--(b^muRadsAlwairstiiodbi tiie

HU^ fonn) t P ■ #

MiHkm [tiA Armhic woznd ^;p ck-

by a nhmiiaod tbcuusd) 9t
'^Mis"-«Hiformjii3an (piftred hf

wenren) , , - . . 15^

Maiea (doaibca hii oarn death aad

bonal} - IP 4 f * ■

Maikiii (kloA feelit^ liuirn to a
fiametake) * d * « .13

- (eolpKt ilwutd be b^Ftit

imder OEttain draun^tancm) * 26

- (conuwxpLij:^ of coodo-

lence) . , - - - ■ 41

{«!«> fonnilla of) * p 73

—^ (eomeemed ground U3i~

known Eo tbetn) « « « .161

--■ (a frea-bom^i *ale ii ftlfluir) 240

Mother (waiting irpaa the adult

itini} « « p 4 . * 237

Mrigatmhni^tlie thkai cf the deer
{mirage} . . d ^ 93

Mufd {Doctor of Law) p ^ * 254

MuhammaiE, .4iunild and ^£akcEl6d 273
McriJlaliith *g«lJC of forfeats » 204

Munlerp (to tare t£nc'a life approved

oO » p. . * . j 44

Muai bin bTiuayr (conquoiONr uT
Spain) . . . , . , M

Mualruhar =^}dning pdmv (brabak'
ing handi • . p > . 217

Na'ai. w$cndaJ*ahue,bar»t4hoe . 207
Nabhin (snna of} . p . . 262
Nfbigah aLZubjifu (pre^Ialamitic

pdct} . d. - » - - 85

Nahr *nvcr . n » # 163

Najiuh i«nut:nefa (anything

clean) . . > I7t

N'akcdneaa (Ar^ Amat) . * ^ 30
Nikiu >T7nodi!xii gnng (lued ai bdl) 47

Index.

JOI

Nc^tibotin (frc^iacciciy on iLc

of cfirttu) ......

" N^wAnbaoiiNIfhii” . . . 1S7

NuUli (▼ulg, N^iMsi K«lt4j) ufjitf

bnoA ^ m ^ ^ ^ .83

Nuif*biir-dir£uin . . » 214

Opxnu {of i£i£ doorofddl^ brael) 2£6
ppiiidli (of mootEimu tm\ . 29

pjil-LC^ (of tbt C^plkf of Ba^dbl) ] 09
PeLbo^ (Evokiod by e 1^ ploui) , ]f2

PEntid^fiE (anafj of tho m} # 183

Piualng u king u AUjh pIcaMd »
cnoiirig e Jong fimo . . * 109

PeErl-diherlea , , . . . 60

Pepper (ind the diKorerr of the
Cipc mate) « . « * 38

- (^pUatEtioEu ib^cd by

bEnEOEf) M ^ * * * S7

PbEdn mnd Hippolynia + * . 117

PkEtoEOphle m a bad »cni*c) 257
Fklar pokkrob ^ (ion of a) biLtot

fEthef (Fenun iMEtilt) 26

Pitgnindge quoted fL 297) . * 57

-a 100) , * 61

- . 263

- (n. 116: Oi 19® . * . ^

-fL370) 276

- Cum) . 277

- &,m) . . . . . 287

PootkEt juatiee (Edmlniiftired wiiJi
vigoiLT In The Nightt) . . 2i

Pooon (doLtlljr only Ln coaiict with
tbnded skin) . « 202

PolTphcmm (in Anb garb) . 24

(no Mistreat P+ accepted} 27

PrrcEuioana (thirffried by Keic End
FtrttoHi;) . , ^ . 167

PtedarinErHiii (ope pAnridencc^ ■
M»km bdlef) . . , 2D2

Prbpflnt fMotlena) ^ - 244

PnvT End bath fivounoc baunts of
fhcjimift « . * « -141

Property (left br Will) « » ^ 2l3

Propheti (atid mck EgnomlnE) . 270

PfOdtratkm (muit be ntade m AUiJi
only) . i . . t . 136

Prtiihsk Tttbout apod«ii

lAvouriEo itylc la Arabk) ^^239
Fuaccibos of the Desert . « « 264

Qdaetea fwo fif the "ntighboiif) 236

Ra*xd AL-iCijirr (Pt« N. ^ibc bod-
peilinff Thunder} . « 2Zi

Eafw ^iftUtie tiyU of dEroing . £98

lUhinjib (Pr» Kd « the puncpakEl
^Monrf^ * * * ,, 226

Rsdt ■‘captiiin^ niEitcr (not oirtiEr^)
of a ship . « » . « 12

Bmpe (n-iy jrreif jHirtiAE h bi by vilTuL^

JIPIE) ^ ■ m t. ^ ^

RJy*Ttiie{^priir»ie judgment^ #

R4y[ wationaliMt . ^

Red liAbit (liga of wrmth} . «

Rehcul uf m daniAd In marnige a
aorc intdt . . * . «

EcUtiont berwocn BiiiEin tfibei ,
Retorts (of B i.barp FcUEk)

Rin^ {ui fnancKTEEm) . « .

-—'(betbt ibe HdflmrueAjeakiiii

tiispidDi]} p . .r . -

RiYera (uadergmtickd) . *

Robe (the Mddeu, story of) #

Ruby (of eKocfiTkriil i^) »

Ruatak {Ai-)^ dty of Ornan «

Rukh Ctbc wind-wide WyodwTogd)

-(itodyofiby i^of.RiEiiotici} .

Si V (uieuttrr of Qora^ ere.)

Sibbthik^ Allah bi l KhAlr-Allih

give [bee good momine . «

Sabur **&Epof IL . . . .
Si/o-gqinl (I vn in tby^I appeml

to ihy honour) ,

SEkra.hQ ^kij ihEfr ^ . . .

Sabijn abLiyt {fV- N," Hc who
tbwteth an armw by u^i)

Sail =iorTent ^ . ^ . .

Si'ikib ^thunder bolt
Sailor iAw* equivalsiif for) « ^

Sill ■'groom, honckoepo' (Syce) .
S^jldah ■praycr-rt^ «

StktBr (Pen, Saggar "dcgt* bcadt)

Salih . . . . .

SElihitEh (AL).^ wliTrtdl , , ,

Saliidlt ^Wek^el , , ,

Said (formulii of) - # -

Samak ^^ootnmon fUh
SEOium ^^pobonoof wfnd (Simoon)
Sandal f At, NVal) ....

Sarib ^ETLirEgO . . - . »

Surindib =^SclEiMiinpa (Ccyinn) »

S4j£ bin Shiyi ...... 274

SEcan (hii maike weak In ooiapEt>
ton with Ekii of women) , - 14+

Sea of AhKarkur * * j. .101

= sS ^ 6S^3ise§ SSSS

Alf LAt?-AH WA LaYLAH.

30a

Se#-*t»13kw (mytli of ihel , ■ 9

ScrpcQt (brciLks tbc Itnud af its
djcvodmi prej bjr windirw fwaml

1 tm or rockj . ^ ^

-- liicknco) , M

—-{hi Af. tMtly femlfijEK} ^ 7S

Shftkinyah "K^huttyi «iie - * 10

j^ rhig Tm!I One 7^1

SkniQi il-Dikildh fimuBbury kiog of
E$Ypt) . . . , , 241

Shtykh *t!ic OttEf of flic

Sq{<^) S1.3J

SJtAykk of the tlticvai fi^n« of tho
■inrtHica of ^ MoiJon 201

Sbayi-^ALStch . . , , 28i

Shoe (Af. Murk ab.NVaD ^ 20^

ShiwilB (enriesi hy the pifetiirr* to
M«co^) , . , . €i

Sight cwnpnehcnrleth Bsni noti^ co:- 2^2

Si^ni of Aikh ^-Koraiiis' versm 144

Simoon (At. Samum ■ poisiMioas
ifiiul) 8S

Sifulhid (not to be ccmibiiadeii wifb
the cpcmynt of the Siodibi^-
nim&h) * ^ » F ^ 4

Skikiibid the Sage . . . . \14

StndibU-oiRish (Penlitn ronnnace) L22-

StndlbAd^niinmK (quoted) 325^ 132, JM,
139, 143, 145. IK\ IS2, 169, 160» m,
]»B, m.

Sinh fuTu]! fijih, iptPit) f ^
Siyighc^i rnr TuIeIl
Skid tc^ iJwc for mooua itcttwed
(tormulA of xMoaIcni «ii») % 73

Sokxmofl {bki fbwi^tray) . . p SO

-- thu Mating) * , 34

-{ the Apoflllci of AUnh) . 99

-Chl» WaTLr Aaaf) . - f

-(hii eHcIc upon Bilkn) . 113

Spe*iii Eutd jnveJibii .... 263

Stillioo (I uxL not one m be tCrodt
on the nose) . i « 262

Sted (As. BuUd) . . . tJ5

Sfimip (walking b? the) . 234

Stonci (prock?i»p vtA ihdr mines) IS

-(removed fifom the patii by

die pioui) . . - - ► 190

Sue* (Af. .4l-Suwiyi> , , ^ @0

Sow-ays (.41-) "Socr + . p i4.

SwitomiTig {itudmi tn BighddJ) . 134
Sirord (i^ oidumted} . x ii

T-unrii^KAii (fsoAdi Tadmur or

PaImjTiaJ * * _ * *

Tdki ng blnk f wAtchiog uvw wrfa) 132
Tinjiii ^I'tngkra .... 106

Tttgee (At. daraJulil ^ » 9

Tk^tkak ^ ihj fOEiig betwoeo

(ynmpinji p . . . . 196

Tftundvpn *trrmp~legx ^,.51

Twif fdiwitof tbeKikb^ p 242
Thouinod tliniisimd =-=a redlikm . 98

Thzxt thin^ UT better than other

tJu= \ . - S

"^rhmwing tjtt KajidtepeJiief“ * 2SS
TmiAt.Ktxdh) ... * 39

Ttfqpi —Tanjah (Tangvers) . . 106

Tomjiij {Ati^ Sail) n dai^cpuiii fea¬
ture in AtsImm . . . ♦ 164

Tortokw (ibe tqlps^) « p * 33

TiToytiun iPenlrie . . *. # 130

Travcllcf (a model one ttUi the truth
when uotruih vruuLJ oot serve
him) , . 7

Tribes (rtlAtioiu herween] . , 767

Tu^h "Mis caracnli lyro . 260

TtiRki (nof tcetbi) . ^ . 82

TyFMt (fran tu tyrant "fioni
uScld to o^eiel) . . , 214

Uja *arTOigaEKe Tan the Spaniah

fenise (if g^icTTi col) i ^ » 164

tHyxQE* (tke Ajabiua} . n . 40

Unhappy ihdul . p > . . 285

Utukrgmonfl men » . , ■ 6J

Upakoshi (Variruchi's wife) . 172

Uiihit (Al4iiibind » . . ^ 57

Vi »mu HCE (of a diu|>|Mln^ amtur
apprehendfiii) « p . ^ 2S6

VivijKpult3jrc I « . * . 4l

'IVa^u >:>^mugh gmund for

nding - . . . , 140

>Vsdd, Snwiik md Tighus ISl

VVfrdy jdAVAni (the Vak of Row) 276
Wabmah =“cnarTiaae-fc«l . * 74

WalkLog afoot (not dignitol) . 227

VViWdcrer Lo the mountauu re¬
cluse avoiding society 4 .158

Wan Ccatued bj iri^ fluent m
Arab hisnotv) . ^ . 142

Waam "(ribal «gn * , . 163

W,Tii:r-iTtcilcHU (eaten with rice and

meat) . « . * p 208

ItVecknlayt fuki names for) ^ ^ 190

1ni>ex.

Whttic (fttill fAHinnon dJ* tbc Eut
AJiicui ooEit) 4 . . II

WJiiu (oalour of ckc Ocniiuulc^] *

-- robe* dcmtc ^i££ ind

nmj « p , , « * 2S0

Wife CAaraO . . - . . 30

-(cU^d •Timlin . * . 7J

Will ^ not CKfo^^bc tbiill fii4'pi:t
for tbi* * ^ - * * 24S

Wyiddwi ^kiokinff out n fiVOUiiK
occupiitioo In liic Eiue imd
SouiK)

Wi«lie* {uk of tlw tbrtje) - * 1®0

Wlicho (wid tikcir . * liS

Wiroeii (belt — ^agalfUE mc;^ in

Cam; of dfiaiiil) ^ « 1A6

Wtv«s (niid their toitwi} - * 177 ^

WofiiiA fiB HindostAni jiigoii*
nutmO « ■ » .p 0 * ^

- - (her (hunt erts^ds festa

head to um] m tr , - 118

-(thcit eomuiiff And malice) 1+1

-(<3amipu irnnam mart than

men do) m * k n. ^ t52

- - (kjwwinff cniHjgh wiibout

Jesnuni to f f^4 end write) - [6^

303

Woman (of ICnKmir] -. * * I 5 ^

- -(her femnk raitnn uokoan

Eo iht hufhendi «ccpt by hear¬
ty) ...... 199

-(vonis Biiod only by thetiip

not by men) . . . « 233

YaVaup (eponyinw of an Qmpn

tribe) , , , H «

Yt puddn =-0 (MHf d«vil

Z19

YuditYiuhr^Alu . .

13$

Yaiuq iBub dxiik ^ bloKd day

215

ZuBAT^^oaeiii bolt

147

Zufijiranhdii (Abli Mssdh^FAEhcr

of the Sweeper) ^^tnisp^ «

Zdm “the fiowety h

145

ZjiKwah "inui-iTmc between 1

tUD^

Twandivxm

Zekmab (Ab) ■■''tyrawiy'"

214

yam ^7.j nff-bar (BiadbdAiulp

b-r} .

104

Ziniv.h —ttaAiry . >

1S9

Zu aUAutld^tlie oontHw of ue

itJiko (PhAJuoh}

Its

Central Archaeological Uhrmr}*
NEW DELHI.

Call No, ^

Author—

Xiite— ^

**A bo^ that u skid U but a ^ircie’*

^O^OLOG/e^

GOVT. OF INDIA

^ DcpBitrocirt of Ajchaeotofy ^

NEW DELHI.

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olwk and moTing.

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